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Our Town (1940)

APPROVED 90 min  -  Drama  -   24 May 1940 (USA)
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Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Wood

Writers:

Thornton Wilder (play), Thornton Wilder (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Our Town -- Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Holden ...
Martha Scott Martha Scott ...
Fay Bainter Fay Bainter ...
Beulah Bondi Beulah Bondi ...
Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell ...
Guy Kibbee Guy Kibbee ...
Stuart Erwin ...
Frank Craven Frank Craven ...
Stage Manager / Mr. Morgan
Doro Merande Doro Merande ...
Philip Wood Philip Wood ...
Ruth Tobey Ruth Tobey ...
Rebecca Gibbs (as Ruth Toby)
Douglas Gardner Douglas Gardner ...
Arthur B. Allen Arthur B. Allen ...
Professor Willard (as Arthur Allen)
Charles Trowbridge Charles Trowbridge ...
Dr. Ferguson
Spencer Charters Spencer Charters ...
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Storyline

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Doctor | Ghost | Drunkenness | Farm  | See more »

Taglines:

Their love affair was the talk of our town! See more »

Genres:

Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Unsere kleine Stadt See more »

Filming Locations:

Fort Bragg, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sol Lesser Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (Hypercube restored version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The poster advertising for this film made it sound as if it were a tense psychological melodrama about somewhat scandalous characters, which it most certainly wasn't. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The beginning of the movie takes place on June 7, 1901. That night everyone comments on how beautiful the moon is and we later learn it is 8:30pm. The moon did not rise until midnight on that date. In fact the sun did not set until 8:30pm. Additionally, crickets can be heard loudly chirping throughout these scenes. This would be very unusual for early June, but common in late August. See more »

Quotes

Mrs. Julia Hersey Gibbs: It seems to me, once in your life, before you die, you ought to see a country where they don't speak any English and they don't even want to.
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Soundtracks

"The Wedding March"
(1843)
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61"
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Played on an organ after the wedding See more »