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18 May 1951 (USA) morePlot:
Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the state legislature... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Complete credited cast)| Jeffrey Lynn | ... | Blake Washburn | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | John MacFarland | |
| Marjorie Reynolds | ... | Janice Hunt | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Slim Haskins | |
| Marilyn Monroe | ... | Iris Martin | |
| Barbara Brown | ... | Mrs. Washburn | |
| Melinda Plowman | ... | Katie Washburn | |
| Renny McEvoy | ... | Leo, the Taxi Driver | |
| Glenn Tryon | ... | Ken Kenlock | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Berny Miles | |
| Griff Barnett | ... | Uncle Cliff Washburn | |
| Virginia Campbell | ... | Phoebe Hartman | |
| Harry Harvey | ... | Andy Butterworth | |
| Nelson Leigh | ... | Dr. Johnson | |
| Speck Noblitt | ... | Motorcycle officer |
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Hometown Story (USA) (alternative spelling)The Headline Story (USA) (working title)
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61 minCountry:
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #14583) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | West Germany:o.Al. | UK:U | Finland:K-7 (2004)Fun Stuff
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This is one of a handful of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions of the 1950-1951 period whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now apparently in Public Domain; for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies, at bargain prices, by numerous VHS and DVD distributors who do not normally handle copyrighted or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer material. moreQuotes:
Iris Martin: I always treat men with respect so they do the same to me.Slim Haskins: Let me know when that works!
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Strange little film, this...
I can almost imagine how they planned it (à la the conference in The Majestic): "For more emotional appeal, we need a kiddie and a doggie"... "Show how the bad guy becomes bad, then repents, in the face of high drama"... "The good guy must be introduced subtly, but then showing that all good comes from him and his company... a corporate doctor, a private plane that he pilots himself... Up to the life-saving motor (?) in the emergency room"... "And state (proof not needed) that his company treats poison waste well, and would never dump it into a river"... "To make the message sink better, let that gorgeous Miss Monroe say she wouldn't date the journalist, but marry the boss of a four-truck company"...
What probably wasn't planned is that when the taxi drives through the vast "MacFarland" plant, the main building is labeled General Motors.
Still, I found this film quite interesting, as a historic exhibit. I really enjoyed the bulldozer scenes.
On another hand, the message that company profits let the customer profit sounds a little faint in these days of Lehman Bros., Madoff, and what else is in the news :^)