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- Synopsis
- Feature film. Kathy (Lupino) lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas (Woolley), a celebrated and cynical actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age, and feeling trapped with her father in her restricted world, Kathy meets fellow tenant Robert. Robert helps secure a role for Madden in a new production of King Lear. There are several scenes of the rehearsal for the play, and the father’s tyrannical hold on, and love for, his daughter could be seen as a plot parallel with Shakespeare’s play.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1942
- Duration
- 85 mins
Credits
- Director
- Irving Pichel
- Producer
- Nunnally Johnson
- Cinematographer
- Edward Cronjager
- Writer
- Nunnally Johnson
- Music
- Alfred Newman
- Costume
- Earl Luick
- Art Direction
- Boris Leven; Richard Day (2)
- Cast
Cornel Wilde Robert Carter Ida Lupino Kathy Thomas Monty Woolley Madden Thomas
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- King Lear
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals
Notes
- General
- Based on the play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams. F. Scott Fitzgerald is listed on IMDb as an uncredited screenplay writer.
Production Company
- Name
20th Century Fox
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
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