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Saturday's Children (1940)

APPROVED 102 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   11 May 1940 (USA)
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Pretty Bobby Halevy loves Rims Rosson, a dreamer and inventor without much going for him. Rims has a scheme of going to Manila to turn hemp into silk and become rich... See full summary »

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Julius J. Epstein (screenplay), Philip G. Epstein (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

John Garfield, Anne Shirley and Claude Rains
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Garfield ...
Anne Shirley ...
Claude Rains ...
Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns ...
Lee Patrick Lee Patrick ...
Dennie Moore Dennie Moore ...
Gertrude 'Gert' Mills
George Tobias ...
Herbert 'Herbie' Smith
Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon ...
Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Berton Churchill Berton Churchill ...
Mr. 'B.N.' Norman, Office Manager
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Storyline

Pretty Bobby Halevy loves Rims Rosson, a dreamer and inventor without much going for him. Rims has a scheme of going to Manila to turn hemp into silk and become rich. But when one of her family talks Bobby into tricking Rims into marriage, the real world comes crashing down on the couple. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Hemp | Marriage | Silk | Love | Inventor  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Confiança no Futuro See more »

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

James Stewart was to play "Rims Rosson" but was replaced by John Garfield. Jane Bryan was to play "Boby Halevy", but she retired to get married and was replaced by Olivia de Havilland, who was suspended when she refused the part. Una Merkel had the role of "Florrie Sands" but was replaced by 'Lee Patrick' when she became ill. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Anne Shirley gives John Garfield the number combination to open his door-lock invention (made with a telephone dial), but Garfield dials a completely different number to open it. See more »

Quotes

Willie Sands: Two can live as cheap as one... if one don't eat!
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Connections

Featured in The John Garfield Story (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Saturday's Children"
(1940) (uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Jack Scholl See more »