Teenage Rebel
| Teenage Rebel | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Edmund Goulding |
| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Written by |
Charles Brackett Edmund Goulding Walter Reisch |
| Based on |
A Roomful of Roses 1955 play by Edith R. Sommer |
| Starring | Ginger Rogers |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | William Mace |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $985,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.75 million (US)[2] |
Teenage Rebel is a 1956 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Ginger Rogers and Michael Rennie. It was nominated for two Academy Awards; Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss).[3][4]
The film was an adaptation of the play A Roomful of Roses by Edith Sommer, with Betty Lou Keim reprising her Broadway role. Teenage Rebel was the first black-and-white CinemaScope film.[5]
Premise
Nancy Fallon (Ginger Rogers), a divorcee who has trouble communicating with her 15-year-old daughter Dodie (Betty Lou Keim). Left in the custody of her father (Michael Rennie), Dodie feels as though her mother has deserted her.[6]
Cast
- Ginger Rogers as Nancy Fallon
- Michael Rennie as Jay Fallon
- Mildred Natwick as Grace Hewitt
- Rusty Swope as Larry Fallon
- Lili Gentle as Gloria, teenager at the races
- Louise Beavers as Willamay, Fallon's Maid
- Irene Hervey as Helen Sheldon McGowan
- John Stephenson as Eric McGowan, Dodie's Dad
- Betty Lou Keim as Dorothy 'Dodie' McGowan
- Warren Berlinger as Dick Hewitt
- Diane Jergens as Jane Hewitt
Production
The film was based on a play, A Roomful of Roses starring Patricia Neal. 20th Century Fox had a commitment with Ginger Rogers and bought the play as a vehicle for her. Writer Walter Reisch later said it was one of his favorite films, saying "It was a beautiful idea: a girl, the daughter of a woman who had meanwhile remarried, comes to the house to meet her new family. [Edmund] Goulding directed it. We only used the nucleus, the germ of the play, and made a lovely picture, a big success. But it was in black-and-white CinemaScope; again we couldn't get the color camera."[7]
References
- ↑ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250.
- ↑ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957.
- ↑ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ "NY Times: Teenage Rebel". NY Times. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ↑ "Teenage Rebel (1956) - Misc Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ↑ Hal Erickson. "Teenage Rebel (1956) - Edmund Goulding - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ↑ McGilligan, Patrick (1991). Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s. University of California Press. p. 243.