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Our Town is a 1940 American drama romance film adaptation of the 1938 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder, starring Martha Scott as Emily Webb, and William Holden as George Gibbs. The cast also included Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee and Frank Craven. It was adapted by Harry Chandlee, Craven and Wilder, and directed ...
Wood and Menzies had worked splendidly on a number of projects including Gone with the Wind (1939), Our Town (1940) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). The fine rendering of the British upper-class milieu is attributed largely to the uncredited Menzies, although screen credit went to Richard H. Riedel. [111] [112]
Our Town (1940 radio): on May 6, 1940, a radio version was performed by many of the same film actors for Lux Radio Theater. Our Town (1946 radio): on September 29, 1946, a radio version was performed on the Theatre Guild on the Air featuring Thornton Wilder himself as the Stage Manager and Dorothy McGuire as Emily.
Opening in 1901, “Our Town” centers on two neighboring families, the Gibbs and the Webbs. Dr. Gibbs (Billy Eugene Jones) and his wife, Mrs. Gibbs (Michelle Wilson), are pillars of the community.
In some cases, a film's copyright has lapsed because of non-renewal while the underlying literary or dramatic source is still protected by copyright; for example, the film His Girl Friday (1940) became a public domain film in 1969 because it was not renewed, but it is based on the 1928 play The Front Page; as a practical matter, the film could ...
Pages in category "Films directed by Sam Wood" ... Our Town (1940 film) The Outside Woman; P. Paid (1930 film) Peck's Bad Boy (1921 film) The Pride of the Yankees;
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Barnett studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and appeared in the "The History Boys" at the Royal National Theatre, as well as in New York.