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Writers:
Barry Conners (writer)
Philip Klein (writer)
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Release Date:
18 August 1933 (USA) more
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Surprisingly good, moving film that ought to be seen more often more (7 total)

Cast

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Henrietta Crosman ... Mrs. Hannah Jessop
Heather Angel ... Suzanne
Norman Foster ... Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop (Hannah's son)
Lucille La Verne ... Mrs. Kelly Hatfield
Maurice Murphy ... Gary Worth
Marian Nixon ... Mary Saunders
Jay Ward ... Jimmy Saunders (Suzanne and Jimmy Hessop's son)
Robert Warwick ... Major Albertson
Louise Carter ... Mrs. Rogers
Betty Blythe ... Janet Prescot
Francis Ford ... Mayor Elmer Briggs
Charley Grapewin ... Dad Saunders
Hedda Hopper ... Mrs. Worth (Gary Worth's mother)
Frances Rich ... The Nurse
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Runtime:
96 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #1230)

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18 out of 24 people found the following review useful.
Surprisingly good, moving film that ought to be seen more often, 11 August 1999
Author: Michael Morrison from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

"Pilgrimage" works at several levels.

It is "a woman's film" in that it is very emotional.

It presents a cast of superb actors, generally unknown to modern audiences, with the exception of Heather Angel, whose role is actually small despite her second billing.

It is a surprise, too, because its director was John Ford, much better known for such action pictures as "The Searchers" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," or such dark melodramas as "The Informer."

There is a remarkably talented child actor who grew up to become the daddy of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jay Ward.

Marian Nixon, billed down the list, but with a strong and important role, is not only beautiful, but poignant and touching. She deserves to be considered in the pantheon of great actresses who didn't quite make the top ranks.

Perhaps because of the lack of major names, perhaps because of the time frame of the action, perhaps because of the weepiness of the plot (which I do not say in a pejorative sense), "Pilgrimage" is almost unknown today, but I consider it quite good, definitely worth seeing again.

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