The Vanishing Virginian
| The Vanishing Virginian | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by |
Edwin H. Knopf Frank Borzage |
| Written by | Jan Fortune |
| Based on |
The Vanishing Virginian by Rebecca Yancey Williams |
| Starring |
Frank Morgan Kathryn Grayson |
| Music by |
David Snell (score) Earl Brent (adaptation) Lennie Hayton (director) |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton |
| Edited by | James E. Newcom |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date | February 1942 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $499,000[1] |
| Box office | $905,000[1] |
The Vanishing Virginian is a 1942 film based on the memoirs of Rebecca Yancey Williams and set in Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1913 to 1929.
Synopsis
Based on the true story of turn-of-the-century Robert Yancey, lawyer and ever-popular politician in Virginia. The film starts with the statement, "This is the story of a vanishing era when simple men so loved their country, their families and their friends that America became a better place in which to live. Such a man was Cap'n Bob Yancey."[2]
This film, based on a 1940 memoir by Rebecca Yancey Williams, explores society roles in plantations of the "Old Dominion" around Lynchburg and their socio-economic implications, as well as the movement for women’s suffrage, among other things. It is also the town's story, and various eminent Virginians cross the pages, including Carter Glass, General Jubal Early, Lady Astor's father, "Chilly" Langhorne, and others.[3] Katharine Alexander portrays an outspoken woman who moved North and got a divorce; the character is held to be loosely based on Nancy Langhorne Astor.[4]
Cast
- Frank Morgan as Robert Yancey
- Kathryn Grayson as Rebecca
- Spring Byington as Rosa
- Douglass Newland as Jim Shirley
- Mark Daniels as Jack Holden
- Elizabeth Patterson as Grandma
- Juanita Quigley as Caroline
- Scotty Beckett as Joel
- Leigh Whipper as Uncle Josh
- Louise Beavers as Aunt Emmeline
- Katharine Alexander as Marcia Templeton
Box office
According to MGM records, the film earned $589,000 in the US and Canada and $316,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $63,000.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ "The Vanishing Virginian". Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "THE VANISHING VIRGINIAN by Rebecca Yancey Williams - Kirkus Reviews". Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "'The Vanishing Virginian' (1942)". Retrieved 2 June 2017.