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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942 film)

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Directed byRalph Murphy
Written byDoris Anderson
Produced byRalph Murphy
Sol C. Siegel
StarringFay Bainter
Barbara Jo Allen
Hugh Herbert
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byAnne Bauchens
Music byVictor Young
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
October 1942
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1942 American comedy-drama film starring Fay Bainter, directed by Ralph Murphy, and based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice.

Cast

Other adaptations

The 1942 version is the fourth film adaption of the novel. The first film version was released in 1914, starring Blanche Chapman. The second version was released in 1919 and stars Marguerite Clark, while the third version was released in 1934 and stars Pauline Lord.[1]

The book was also adapted into a radio series which aired from 1935 to 1938.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hall, Wade, ed. (2005). The Kentucky Anthology: Two Hundred Years of Writing in the Bluegrass State. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 177. ISBN 0-813-12376-3.
  2. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air:The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 462. ISBN 0-195-07678-8.