The Vanishing Virginian (1941)
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The Vanishing Virginian was adapted from the autobiographical bestseller by Rebecca Yancey Williams. Newcomer Kathryn Grayson stars as Ms. Williams, a headstrong Southern girl growing up in the early 20th century. Rebecca sets her conservative household on its ear when she joins the woman's suffrage movement, despite the objections of father Frank Morgan, a lifelong civil servant. In the tradition of Life with Father, the film is really about the dad rather than the daughter: his abiding love for his family, his eccentricities, his occasional bullheadedness, and his grudging acceptance of social changes. Intended in part as a showcase for MGM's new young-talent roster, The Vanishing Virginian spotlights, in addition to Kathryn Grayson, hopefuls Douglass Newland and Natalie Thompson--who were seldom heard from again. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Frank Morgan - Robert Yancey
- Spring Byington - Rosa Yancey
- Douglass Newland - Jim Shirley
- Elizabeth Patterson - Grandma
- Scotty Beckett - Joel Yancey
- Leigh Whipper - Uncle Josh
- J.M. Kerrigan - John Phelps
- Katherine Alexander - Marcia Marshall
- Kathryn Grayson - Rebecca Yancey
- Natalie Thompson - Margaret Yancey
- Mark Daniels - Jack Holden
- Juanita Quigley - Caroline Yancey
- Dick Jones - Robert Yancey
- Louise Beavers - Aunt Emmeline
- Harlan Briggs - Mr. Rogard
- Director(s):
- Frank Borzage
- Writer(s):
- Jan Fortune
- Producer(s):
- Edwin H. Knopf
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