The Magnificent Yankee (1950 film)
The Magnificent Yankee | |
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Directed by | John Sturges |
Written by | Emmet Lavery (play) Francis Biddle |
Produced by | Armand Deutsch |
Starring | Louis Calhern Ann Harding Eduard Franz Philip Ober |
Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
Edited by | Ferris Webster |
Music by | David Raksin |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $639,000[1][2] |
The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 American biographical film adapted by Emmet Lavery from his 1946 play of the same title, which was in turn adapted from the 1942 book Mr. Justice Holmes by Francis Biddle. The story examines the life of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The film was directed by
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Louis Calhern) and Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.
A Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of the same title was broadcast in 1965 starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
Plot
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Cast
- Louis Calhern as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- Ann Harding as Fanny Bowditch Holmes
- Philip Ober as Owen Wister
- Eduard Franz as Justice Louis Brandeis
- Ian Wolfe as Henry Adams
- Edith Evanson as Annie Gough
- Jimmy Lydon as Clinton
- Richard Anderson as Reynolds
- Herbert Anderson as Baxter
- Hayden Rorke as Graham (uncredited)
- Dan Tobin as Dixon (uncredited)
Release
The film was well received by critics. While produced on a relatively modest budget, the movie initially earned just $487,000 in the US and Canada and $76,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss to MGM of $471,000.[1]
Music
For his score for this film, David Raksin incorporated the songs "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Auld Lang Syne," and a portion of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square." Raksin also conducted the score.[3]
The complete score was issued on CD in 2009, on Film Score Monthly records.
References
- ^ ).
- ISBN 978-0299228347.
- ^ Bettencourt, Scott (2009). "David Raksin at MGM (1950-1957)". Film Score Monthly (CD online notes). 12 (2). David Raksin.
External links
- The Magnificent Yankee at IMDb
- The Magnificent Yankee at AllMovie
- The Magnificent Yankee (1965) at IMDb