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18 April 1942 (USA)
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Perfect Players . . . in the 4 Star Best-Seller Story now becomes your Top Screen Triumph! . . . in Kings Row more
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The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn-of-the-century. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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A truly classic masterpiece from Hollywood's golden age!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ann Sheridan | ... | Randy Monaghan |
 | Robert Cummings | ... | Parris Mitchell |
 | Ronald Reagan | ... | Drake McHugh |
 | Betty Field | ... | Cassandra Tower |
| Charles Coburn | ... | Dr. Henry Gordon |
 | Claude Rains | ... | Dr. Alexander Tower |
| Judith Anderson | ... | Mrs. Harriet Gordon |
| Nancy Coleman | ... | Louise Gordon |
| Kaaren Verne | ... | Elise Sandor |
| Maria Ouspenskaya | ... | Madame von Eln |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Colonel Skeffington |
| Ernest Cossart | ... | Pa Monaghan |
| Ilka Grüning | ... | Anna (as Ilka Gruning) |
| Pat Moriarity | ... | Tod Monaghan |
| Minor Watson | ... | Sam Winters |
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127 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Australia:PG (TV rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #7337) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Australia:G |
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Ronald Reagan titled his 1965 autobiography after his biggest line in the film version of Kings Row: "Where's the rest of me?"
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Revealing mistakes: When Randy sends Parris a letter in Europe, the return address reads "Kings Row, USA" with no street address or state mentioned.
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Madame Marie von Eln:
Don't cry, Anna, for me. It will be worse for him. My troubles are almost over and his are just beginning. Growing up is so difficult, Anna. The disappointments and the heartbreaks, the frightening problems, the menaces and cruelties of the world. How often have I wished that his mother will live or his father, or that I were his mother! It isn't fair that a young boy should be brought up by an old woman who will leave him when he needs her most.
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Referenced in Sands of Oblivion (2007) (TV)
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In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
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Kings Row in my opinion is one of the greatest motion pictures ever made. Why it wasn't it on the American Film Institutes 100 films of all time is beyond me and another weird thing why wasn't its star the beautiful and talented Ann Sheridan among their greatest stars of all time is another crime. Ronald Reagan gives the performance of his entire career. The rest of the cast is first-rate as well. Robert Cummings is good but is the weakest character for me. Betty Field is very good in her small part. The supporting cast which includes Charles Coburn, Claude Rains, Maria Ouspenkaya and Kaaren Verne are all sensational. The music and the cinematography are incredible. Sam Wood directed a truly Gothic melodrama. The black and white photography is so gloriously rich. I am waiting anxiously for this to come out on DVD. In 1942 this film should have gotten a lot of nominations and won some. Best picture, actor, actress, director, supporting actor, supporting actress and screenplay and also cinematography and musical score. I think it did actually get a best picture nomination come to think of it. If you never saw this film, you must look out for it and Ann Sheridan in her finest hour.