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...
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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 | |
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Philip Wood | ... | Simon Stimson |
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Ruth Tobey | ... | Rebecca Gibbs (as Ruth Toby) |
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Douglas Gardner | ... | Wally Webb |
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Arthur B. Allen | ... | Professor Willard (as Arthur Allen) |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Dr. Ferguson | |
| Spencer Charters | ... | Constable Warren | |
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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>
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 May 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(1868)
Music "Stephanos" by Henry W. Baker (1868)
Greek words by Stephen of Mar Saba (Judea) (8th century)
Translated from Greek to English by John M. Neale (1862)
Played on an organ in church by Philip Wood and sung by the choir
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Frank Craven who plays the Narrator also helped Thornton Wilder adapt his play for the screen. See more »Goofs
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Mr. Morgan: [Opening] The name of our town is Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. It's just cross the line from Massachusetts. Latitude is 42 degrees, 40 minutes. Longitude is 70 degrees, 37 minutes. Running right through the middle of the town is Main Street. Cutting across Main Street on the left is the railroad tracks. Beyond the railroad tracks is Polish Town. You know, foreign folks who come here to work in the mills or a couple of Canuck families, and the Catholic church. You can see the steeple on the ...[...]
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Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid?(1868)
Music "Stephanos" by Henry W. Baker (1868)
Greek words by Stephen of Mar Saba (Judea) (8th century)
Translated from Greek to English by John M. Neale (1862)
Played on an organ in church by Philip Wood and sung by the choir
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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.