Teenage Rebel

Teenage Rebel
Teenage Rebel
	Film poster
Directed by	Edmund Goulding
Written by	Charles Brackett; Edmund Goulding; Walter Reisch
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Starring	Ginger Rogers
Cinematography	Joseph MacDonald
Edited by	William Mace
Music by	Leigh Harline
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 1, 1956 (United States);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$985,000
Box office	$1.75 million (US)

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, 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]

Plot

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

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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.

External links

Teenage Rebel at IMDb
Teenage Rebel at AllMovie
Teenage Rebel at the TCM Movie Database
Teenage Rebel at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] 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.

[2] 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957.

[Oscars1957-3] "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[NY_Times-4] "NY Times: Teenage Rebel". NY Times. Retrieved December 22, 2008.

[5] "Teenage Rebel (1956) - Misc Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[6] Hal Erickson. "Teenage Rebel (1956) - Edmund Goulding - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

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