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Director:
Writers:
Booth Tarkington (novel)
Dorothy Yost (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 January 1936 (Denmark) more
Tagline:
Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!
Plot:
The misadventures of two social-climbing women in small town America. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
NewsDesk:
Screen Legend Katharine Hepburn Dies at 96
(From WENN. 30 June 2003)
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Glimpses of Katharine Hepburn at her most luminous more (26 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Alice Adams | |
| Fred MacMurray | ... | Arthur Russell | |
| Fred Stone | ... | Virgil Adams | |
| Evelyn Venable | ... | Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer | |
| Frank Albertson | ... | Walter Adams | |
| Ann Shoemaker | ... | Mrs. Adams | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | J. A. Lamb | |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Frank Dowling | |
| Hedda Hopper | ... | Mrs. Palmer | |
| Jonathan Hale | ... | Mr. Palmer | |
| Hattie McDaniel | ... | Malena Burns, Maid Serving Dinner (as Hattie McDaniels) | |
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| Walter Brennan | ... | (scenes deleted) | |
Additional Details
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Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
99 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #1101) | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)
Filming Locations:
RKO Encino Ranch - Balboa Boulevard & Burbank Boulevard, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Katharine Hepburn wanted William Wyler to direct the movie (at the suggestion of George Cukor), but producer Pandro S. Berman favored George Stevens. Rumor has it that it was decided by the toss of a coin. In fact, Berman remembers that Wyler actually won the coin toss, but Stevens had completely won Hepburn over by that time, so when she saw that Wyler won the toss she had a look of disappointment on her face. The coin was tossed again, and this time Stevens won and he directed the picture. more
Quotes:
Arthur Russell: A penny for your thoughts. A poor little dead rose for your thoughts, Alice Adams. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (2001) (V) more
Soundtrack:
I CAN'T WALTZ ALONE more
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This is an often under-rated film, and nowadays would certainly have been completely forgotten but for Katharine Hepburn's presence. As a satirical view of the 1920s filmed in the mid 1930s it feels somewhat dated. But not Hepburn's performance. This is is among the best of her RKO contract movies. Her innocence, her (modest) social pretension, her search for love, they all ring verosimilar - if not entirely true to life. And the celebrated window scene with tears and rain and sobs being one with Alice's feelings is far more than just 'clever'. Hepburn fans will like it. Others might very well follow along.