A Man to Remember (1938)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Garson Kanin

Writers:

Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
Katharine Havilland-Taylor (story)

Release Date:

14 October 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Foster Child | Father Son Relationship | Medical College | Gunfire

Cast

Anne Shirley	...	Jean Johnson
Edward Ellis	...	Dr. John Abbott
Lee Bowman	...	Dick Abbott
William Henry	...	Howard Sykes
John Wray	...	Tom Johnson
Granville Bates	...	George Sykes
Harlan Briggs	...	Homer Ramsey
Frank M. Thomas	...	Jode Harkness
Dickie Jones	...	Dick Abbott - Age 8-12
Carole Leete	...	Jean Johnson - Age 4
Gilbert Emery	...	Dr. Robinson
Joe De Stefani	...	Jorgensen

Runtime:

79 min (copyright length)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #4558) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Since the credits in the Netherlands Filmmuseum print are not original, the IMDb listings are taken from the AFI Catalogue of Feature Films (1931-1940), which were confirmed from a cutting continuity deposited with the copyright records. Note that the film editing credit for Jack Hively is not in the Netherlands Filmmuseum print.

Movie Connections:

Version of One Man's Journey (1933)

Soundtrack:

Funeral March (Marche Funèbre)

An early cinematic masterpiece and character study.

This is one of the great unheralded films...called movies in those days...of the century. I saw it the age of 10 and it remained clearly in my mind for 50 years. Now that IMDB has refreshed my memory with the names of the director (Garson Kanin) and screenwriter (Dalton Trumbo), I understand why it remains one of my favorites in the entire history of the cinema.