Alice Adams (film)
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | Dorothy Yost Mortimer Offner Jane Murfin (adaptation) Booth Tarkington (novel) |
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn Fred MacMurray Fred Stone Evelyn Venable Frank Albertson Ann Shoemaker Hedda Hopper Hattie McDaniel |
| Music by | Max Steiner Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Editing by | Jane Loring |
| Studio | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 15, 1935[1] |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Alice Adams, also known as Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams, is a 1935 romantic film made by RKO. It was directed by George Stevens and produced by Pandro S. Berman from a screenplay by Dorothy Yost, Mortimer Offner adapted by Jane Murfin from the novel, Alice Adams, by Booth Tarkington. The music score was by Max Steiner and Roy Webb, and the cinematography by Robert De Grasse.
The film starred Katharine Hepburn as Alice Adams with Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Evelyn Venable, Frank Albertson, Ann Shoemaker, Hedda Hopper and Hattie McDaniel.
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[edit] Plot
Alice Adams (Katharine Hepburn) is the daughter of a family of modest means but she dreams of making her way in society and being accepted by the "better people." She meets the well-to-do Arthur Russell (Fred MacMurray) at a social gathering; he is charmed by her, despite her lower middle class background, and accepts her invitation to dine at the Adams' home. The meal is a disaster: Alice's parents (Fred Stone and Anne Shoemaker) embarrass her, and the food is terrible. However, everything turns out for the best as Russell declares his love anyway. This plot differs from the book Alice Adams, in which Alice is estranged from Russell.
[edit] Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Alice Adams
- Fred MacMurray as Arthur Russell
- Fred Stone as Mr. Adams
- Evelyn Venable as Mildred Palmer
- Frank Albertson as Walter Adams
- Ann Shoemaker as Mrs. Adams
- Charles Grapewin as Mr. Lamb
- Grady Sutton as Frank Dowling
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Palmer
- Hattie McDaniel as Malena
- Jonathan Hale as Mr. Palmer
- Janet McLeod as Henrietta Lamb
- Virginia Howell as Mrs. Dowling
- Zeffie Tilbury as Mrs. Dresser
- Ella McKenzie as Ella Dowling
[edit] Academy Awards nominations
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Picture and for Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn).
[edit] Notes
- Katharine Hepburn wanted William Wyler to direct the film, but producer Pandro S. Berman favored George Stevens.
- RKO executives wanted Randolph Scott for the Fred MacMurray role, but he was involved in the production of So Red the Rose (1935).
- There was also a silent film version in 1923.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Brown, Gene (1995). Movie Time: A Chronology of Hollywood and the Movie Industry from its Beginnings to the Present. New York: MacMillan. p. 124. ISBN 0-02-86042906. In New York, the film premiered at Radio City Music Hall.
- ^ "Alice Adams (1923 silent version)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013822/. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Alice Adams at the Internet Movie Database
- Alice Adams at AllRovi
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