Ah, Wilderness! (film)
Ah, Wilderness! | |
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Film poster | |
Directed by | Clarence Brown |
Produced by |
Clarence Brown Hunt Stromberg |
Screenplay by |
Albert Hackett Frances Goodrich |
Based on |
Ah, Wilderness! 1933 play by Eugene O'Neill |
Starring |
Wallace Beery Lionel Barrymore Mickey Rooney |
Music by |
Herbert Stothart Edward Ward |
Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
Edited by | Frank E. Hull |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc.[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Ah, Wilderness! is a 1935 American film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play of the same name starring Wallace Beery. The picture was shot in Grafton, Massachusetts, at the common in the center of town, and was directed by Clarence Brown. Beery plays the drunken uncle later portrayed on Broadway by Jackie Gleason, and the film features Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Spring Byington, and a young Mickey Rooney. Rooney also stars in MGM's musical remake Summer Holiday (1948).
The film was the first advertised in trade papers for Academy Award nominations, depicting a cartoon of MGM's Leo the Lion holding an Oscar and proudly stating "You've given so much, Leo ... Get ready to receive!"[2] Nevertheless, the film failed to receive a single nomination.
Cast
- Wallace Beery as Sidney Miller
- Lionel Barrymore as Nat Miller
- Aline MacMahon as Lily Davis
- Eric Linden as Richard 'Dick' Miller
- Cecilia Parker as Muriel McComber
- Spring Byington as Essie Miller
- Mickey Rooney as Tommy Miller
- Charley Grapewin as Mr. Dave McComber
- Frank Albertson as Arthur Miller
- Edward J. Nugent as Wint Selby
- Bonita Granville as Mildred Miller
- Helen Flint as Belle
- Helen Freeman as Miss Hawley
Reception
The success of the film prompted MGM to use many of the cast in A Family Affair, the first of the Andy Hardy series.
See also
References
- ↑ Ah, Wilderness! at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ↑ Wiley, Mason; Bona, Damien; MacColl, Gail (1996). Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-40053-4.
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