Roseanna McCoy (1949)

The saga of the Hatfield-and-McCoy feud is romanticized in Samuel Goldwyn's Roseanna McCoy. Newcomer Joan Evans stars as the title character, whose elopement with Johnse Hatfield serves to ... See full summary »

Directors:

Irving Reis, Nicholas Ray (uncredited)

Writers:

John Collier, Alberta Hannum (novel)

Stars:

Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Charles Bickford

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Farley Granger	...	Johnse Hatfield
Joan Evans	...	Roseanna McCoy
Charles Bickford	...	Devil Anse Hatfield
Raymond Massey	...	Old Randall McCoy
Richard Basehart	...	Mounts Hatfield
Gigi Perreau	...	Allifair McCoy
Aline MacMahon	...	Sarie McCoy
Marshall Thompson	...	Tolbert McCoy
Lloyd Gough	...	Phamer McCoy
Peter Miles	...	Little Randall McCoy
Arthur Franz	...	Thad Wilkins
Frank Ferguson	...	Ellison Hatfield
Elisabeth Fraser	...	Bess McCoy
Hope Emerson	...	Levisa Hatfield
Dan White	...	Abel Hatfield

Storyline

The saga of the Hatfield-and-McCoy feud is romanticized in Samuel Goldwyn's Roseanna McCoy. Newcomer Joan Evans stars as the title character, whose elopement with Johnse Hatfield serves to further fuel the flames of the deadly mountain feud.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | two word title | the hatfields family characters | the mccoys family characters | hound dog | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Joan Evans.

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Quotes

Mounts Hatfield: [to Johnsie during gunfire] You're a Hatfield now... if you want to get out of her alive.

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Connections

Remade as The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)

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Soundtracks

Roseanna
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

User Reviews

Roseanna, Roseanna, the hills call your name...

Call it a guilty pleasure, but I find this movie satisfying on several levels. I was hooked from the opening shot with Lee Garmes' cinematography capturing writer John Collier's evocation of the mysticism of the mountains, enhanced by the choral version of Frank Loesser's theme song. The fact that Joan Evans was a complete unknown discovered in a New York City High School worked for me. She seemed confused and overwhelmed much of the time, which was natural, given Farley Granger's heavy breathing and bodice-ripping efforts in her direction. As previously discussed, the supporting cast is terrific, with Raymond Massey and Charles Bickford as the patriarchs of the opposing families. They clearly enjoyed chewing up the scenery in their respective roles. Aline MacMahon is wonderful as Ma Hatfield, working tirelessly to end the hostility between the families, to little avail. Mention must be made of the youngsters, played by Gigi Perreau, Peter Miles and William Mauch (formerly Billy of the Mauch twins), for whom I felt concern whenever the bullets started to fly. I was most fortunate to view a beautiful 16mm print of the film. Lee Garmes' lighting and compositions are stunning indeed.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

La venganza es mia

Filming Locations:

Browne's Meadow, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1