Alice Adams (film)
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | Dorothy Yost Mortimer Offner Jane Murfin (adaptation) Booth Tarkington (novel) |
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn Fred MacMurray Fred Stone Evelyn Venable Frank Albertson Ann Shoemaker Hedda Hopper Hattie McDaniel |
| Music by | Max Steiner Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Editing by | Jane Loring |
| Distributed by | RKO |
| Release date(s) | 15 August 1935 |
| Running time | 99 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Alice Adams, also known as Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams, is a 1935 romantic film remake made by RKO. It was directed by George Stevens and produced by Pandro S. Berman from a screenplay by Dorothy Yost, Mortimer Offner adapted by Jane Murfin from the novel, Alice Adams, by Booth Tarkington. The music score was by Max Steiner and Roy Webb, and the cinematography by Robert De Grasse.
The film starred Katharine Hepburn as Alice Adams with Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Evelyn Venable, Frank Albertson, Ann Shoemaker, Hedda Hopper and Hattie McDaniel.
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[edit] Plot
Alice Adams (Katharine Hepburn) is the daughter of a family of modest means but she dreams of making her way in society and being accepted by the "better people." She meets the well-to-do Arthur Russell (Fred MacMurray) at a social gathering; he is charmed by her attempts at putting on airs and accepts her invitation to dine at the Adams' home. The meal is a disaster: Alice's parents (Fred Stone and Anne Shoemaker) are obviously way out of Russell's league, while the servant (Hattie McDaniel) hired for the occasion shows up drunk and very surly.
[edit] Cast
Katharine Hepburn - Alice Adams
Fred MacMurray - Arthur Russell
Fred Stone - Mr. Adams
Evelyn Venable - Mildred Palmer
Frank Albertson - Walter Adams
Ann Shoemaker - Mrs. Adams
Charles Grapewin - Mr. Lamb
Grady Sutton - Frank Dowling
Hedda Hopper - Mrs. Palmer
Jonathan Hale - Mr. Palmer
Janet McLeod - Henrietta Lamb
Virginia Howell - Mrs. Dowling
Zeffie Tilbury - Mrs. Dresser
Ella McKenzie - Ella Dowling
Hattie McDaniel - Malena
[edit] Academy Awards nominations
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Picture and for Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn).
[edit] Notes
- Alice Adams is a remake of the 1923 film based on the same novel, directed by Rowland V. Lee, produced by King Vidor and starring Florence Vidor and Vernon Steele.
- Katharine Hepburn wanted William Wyler to direct the film, but producer Pandro S. Berman favored George Stevens.
- RKO executives wanted Randolph Scott for the Fred MacMurray role, but he was involved in the production of So Red the Rose (1935).
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Categories: Romantic drama films | American films | RKO films | 1935 films | English-language films | Black and white films | Films based on fiction books | Films directed by George Stevens | Film remakes | Films featuring a Best Actress Academy Award nominated performance | Best Picture Academy Award nominees | Romantic period films
