Learning on ScreenThat Hagan Girl
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Mary Hagan (Temple) lives in small-town Ohio and is subject to vicious gossip about the identity of her father, Tom Bates (Reagan), rumoured to be a prominent lawyer. When the lawyer returns to town and begins a romance with Julia Kane (Maxwell) Mary’s favourite teacher, Mary attempts suicide. Bates rescues her when she throws herself in the river and appears to fall in love with Mary. Julia encourages Mary to audition for a part in Romeo and Juliet but pressure from the college authorities force her to give the role to another student. The student falls ill and Mary performs the part to great acclaim.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1947
- Duration
- 83 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor found (12/2009).
Credits
- Director
- Peter Godfrey
- Producer
- Alex Gottlieb
- Cinematographer
- Karl Freund
- Screenplay
- Charles Hoffman
- Music
- Franz Waxman
- Costume
- Travilla
- Art Direction
- Stanley Fleischer
- Cast
Shirley Temple Mary Hagan (Juliet) Lois Maxwell Julia Kane Ronald Reagan Tom Bates
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); School productions
Notes
- General
- Based on the novel by Edith Roberts. Ronald Reagan is reputed to have detested the film and made repeated attempts to be released from his contract, complaining about the mock incest plot. The film is included in The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way) by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell.
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