Our Town (1940)
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Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town is given the Hollywood treatment in this adaptation directed by Sam Wood featuring an evocative score by Aaron Copland and outstanding production design by William Cameron Menzies. Frank Craven is Mr. Morgan, the narrator and our guide through the small town of Grover's Corners in the more innocent American times of 1901, 1904, and 1913. Mr. Morgan chronicles the lives of a handful of Grover's Corners citizens, centering upon Emily Webb (Martha Scott), the daughter of the local newspaper editor (Guy Kibbee), and George Gibbs (William Holden), the son of the local doctor (Thomas Mitchell). Emily and George fall in love and the film details their difficult courtship, marriage, and tragic childbirth. The film was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, losing out to Rebecca. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast:
- William Holden - George Gibbs
- Fay Bainter - Mrs. Gibbs
- Thomas Mitchell - Dr. Gibbs
- Guy Kibbee - Editor Webb
- Doro Merande - Mrs. Soames
- Ruth Tobey - Rebecca Gibbs
- Charles Trowbridge - Reverend
- Dix Davis - Si Crowell
- Douglas Gardiner - Wally Webb
- Martha Scott - Emily Webb
- Beulah Bondi - Mrs. Webb
- Frank Craven - Mr. Morgan, the narrator
- Stuart Erwin - Howie Newsome
- Philip Wood - Simon Stimson
- Arthur Allen - Prof. Willet
- Spencer Charters - Constable Warren
- Tim Davis - Joe Crowell
- Dan White - Wedding Guest
- Director(s):
- Sam Wood
- Writer(s):
- Harry Chandlee, Frank Craven, Thornton Wilder
- Producer(s):
- Sol Lesser
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- 1940 - Film Daily - 10 Best Films
- 1940 - National Board of Review - Best Acting
- 1940 - National Board of Review - Best Acting
- 1940 - New York Times - 10 Best Films
