The Green Years (film)
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Directed by | Victor Saville |
Produced by | Leon Gordon |
Written by |
Robert Ardrey Sonya Levien A. J. Cronin (novel) |
Starring |
Charles Coburn Tom Drake Beverly Tyler Hume Cronyn |
Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
Edited by | Robert Kern |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's |
Release dates |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,280,000[1] |
Box office | $6,654,000[1] |
The Green Years is a 1946 American comedy-drama film featuring Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler and Hume Cronyn, based on A. J. Cronin's novel of the same name. It tells the story of the coming-of-age of an Irish orphan in Scotland and was directed by Victor Saville.
Cast
- Charles Coburn as Alexander "Dandy" Gow
- Tom Drake as Robert Shannon
- Beverly Tyler as Alison Keith
- Hume Cronyn as Papa Leckie
- Gladys Cooper as Grandma Leckie
- Dean Stockwell as Robert Shannon (as a child)
- Selena Royle as Mama Leckie
- Jessica Tandy as Kate Leckie
- Richard Haydn as Jason Reid
- Andy Clyde as Saddler Boag
- Norman Lloyd as Adam Leckie
- Robert North as Murdoch Leckie
- Wallace Ford as Jamie Nigg
- Eilene Janssen as Alison Keith (as a child)
- Henry H. Daniels, Jr. as Gavin Blair
- Richard Lyon as Gavin Blair (as a child)
- Henry O'Neill as Canon Roche
- Henry Stephenson as Blakely
- Norma Varden as Mrs. Bosomley
Reception
The film was very popular at the box office. According to MGM records it made $4,222,000 in the US and Canada and $2,432,000 elsewhere, leading to a profit of $1,941,000.[1]
Awards and nominations
- Best Supporting Actor (nomination) - Charles Coburn
- Best Cinematography (nomination) - George J. Folsey
- Golden Berlin Bear for Best Picture at the Berlin International Film Festival (nomination) - Philip Leacock
References
External links
- The Green Years at the Internet Movie Database
- The Green Years at the TCM Movie Database
- Variety review
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