Saturday's Children (1940)
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This third film version of Maxwell Anderson's play Saturday's Children stars Claude Rains as the impecunious but proud father of a large brood. Rains' daughter Anne Shirley marries idealistic John Garfield, a would-be inventor who works for Shirley's father. Feeling that he's been tricked into marriage, Garfield gives every indication of turning out to be as much "failure" as Rains. Only when Garfield and Shirley are on the verge of breaking up do they realize that material gain is not the only barometer of success in life. Previous filmizations of this story include Saturday's Children (29), starring Corinne Griffith, and Maybe It's Love (35), costarring Ross Alexander and Gloria Stuart. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Garfield, Anne Shirley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Vincent Sherman
Synopsis of Saturday's Children
This third film version of Maxwell Anderson's play Saturday's Children stars Claude Rains as the impecunious but proud father of a large brood. Rains' daughter Anne Shirley marries idealistic John Garfield, a would-be inventor who works for Shirley's father. Feeling that he's been tricked into marriage, Garfield gives every indication of turning out to be as much "failure" as Rains. Only when Garfield and Shirley are on the verge of breaking up do they realize that material gain is not the only barometer of success in life. Previous filmizations of this story include Saturday's Children (29), starring Corinne Griffith, and Maybe It's Love (35), costarring Ross Alexander and Gloria Stuart. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Saturday's Children
- John Garfield - Rims Rosson
- Claude Rains - Mr. Halevy
- George Tobias - Herbie Smith
- Dennie Moore - Gertrude Mills
- Berton Churchill - Mr. Norman
- Tom D'Andrea - Cab Driver
- Jack Mower - Mac
- John Ridgely - Mr. MacReady
- Claude Wisberg - Boy
- Margot Stevenson - Mrs. MacReady
- Nell O'Day - Girl
- Sam Flint - Doctor
- Frank Faylen - Cabbie
- Anne Shirley - Bobby Halevy
- Roscoe Karns - Willie Sands
- Lee Patrick - Florrie Halevy Sands
- Elizabeth Risdon - Mrs. Halevy
- Glen Cavender - Elevator operator
- Gus Glassmire - Joe
- Paul Panzer - Nightwatchman
- Maris Wrixon - Nurse
- Tom Dugan - 2nd carpenter
- John Qualen - 1st carpenter
- Creighton Hale - Mailman
- Lucille Fairbanks - Nurse
- Director(s):
- Vincent Sherman
- Writer(s):
- Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
- Producer(s):
- Jack L. Warner
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