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Release Date:
24 May 1940 (USA)
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Tagline:
I don't want to get married.....I'M AFRAID! more
Plot:
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married...
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Teenage Girl
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New Hampshire
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Birthday
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Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars.
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(32 articles)
Nicolas Cage: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 19 November 2009, 11:43 PM, PST)
This Week on Stage: Consult EW's handy guide
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 14 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 19 November 2009, 11:43 PM, PST)
This Week on Stage: Consult EW's handy guide
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 14 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
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Beautiful and lyrical albeit not what Thornton Wilder intended!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Holden | ... | George Gibbs |
 | Martha Scott | ... | Emily Webb |
| Fay Bainter | ... | Mrs. Gibbs |
| Beulah Bondi | ... | Mrs. Webb |
| Thomas Mitchell | ... | Dr. Gibbs |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Mr. Webb |
| Stuart Erwin | ... | Howie Newsome |
| Frank Craven | ... | Mr. Morgan |
| Doro Merande | ... | Mrs. Soames |
| Philip Wood | ... | Simon Stimson |
| Ruth Tobey | ... | Rebecca Gibbs (as Ruth Toby) |
| Douglas Gardner | ... | Wally Webb |
| Arthur B. Allen | ... | Professor Willard (as Arthur Allen) |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Dr. Ferguson |
| Spencer Charters | ... | Constable Warren |
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90 min | 89 min (Hypercube restored version)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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USA:Approved (PCA #6071) |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Because the play was performed on nearly a bare stage and the main character dies in the end, the production was delayed several months due to the difficulty in translating it to the screen. Thornton Wilder and producer Sol Lesser worked together closely to modify the play. No changes were made without Wilder's permission.
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Crew or equipment visible: Studio lights are reflected on the mourners' rain-soaked umbrellas.
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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Party Camp (1987)
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Soundtrack:
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
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Chapter Headings, an unofficial version:more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Our Town (1940)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Chapter Headings, v1.00: | annevejb |
| Depressing ending | jiw2 |
| A few Questions that I need help on... | anunknownstory |
| Original book/script text? | Valmier |
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Having first seen this movie as a small child on TV I was amazed at the fact that Emily really did die in the play. It seemed to me that it was all the more moving that she did live as this movie was done prior to World War II and was probably intended as an affirmation of life. More than that it was so delicately handled and all the characters so meticulously outlined that the message of America as it was pre-war and the joyous lives of all Americans - was more the intent. A wonderful movie and I wish we had more of them.