One Sunday Afternoon
| One Sunday Afternoon | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen R. Roberts |
| Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Screenplay by | William Slavens McNutt Grover Jones |
| Story by | James Hagan |
| Starring | Gary Cooper Fay Wray Neil Hamilton Frances Fuller |
| Music by | John Leipold |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner Karl Struss |
| Editing by | Ellsworth Hoagland |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (Original) Turner Entertainment (Today via Warner Bros.) |
| Release date(s) | September 1, 1933 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
One Sunday Afternoon is a pre-Code 1933 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen R. Roberts. Its screenplay was written by William Slavens McNutt and Grover Jones, based on the play of the same name by James Hagan. The story is of a small town dentist and his attempt to win back the old love of his life after years apart, although he is now married to another woman. The film stars Gary Cooper, Fay Wray, Frances Fuller and Neil Hamilton, and opened on September 1, 1933. The film has been released to video, DVD, and Blu-Ray
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[edit] Plot
Dr. Lucius Griffith 'Biff' Grimes (Gary Cooper) is a small town dentist dissatisfied with his lot. Though married to the lovely and affectionate Amy Lind Grimes (Frances Fuller), Grimes still carries a torch for his former sweetheart, Virginia 'Virgie' Brush Barnstead (Fay Wray). Years earlier, Grimes had lost Virgie to his old friend Hugo Barnstead (Neil Hamilton), and is consumed with the desire to get even with his rival. The now-wealthy Hugo comes to visit Grimes, with Virgie in town. Grimes then seeks to rekindle his old romance.
[edit] Cast
- Gary Cooper - Dr. Lucius Griffith 'Biff' Grimes
- Fay Wray - Virginia 'Virgie' Brush Barnstead
- Frances Fuller - Amy Lind Grimes
- Roscoe Karns - Snappy Downer
- Neil Hamilton - Hugo Barnstead, Owner Phoenix Carriage Factory
- Jane Darwell - Mrs. Lind, Amy's Mother
- Clara Blandick - Mrs. Brush, Virginia's Mother (scenes deleted)
