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| Jennifer Jones | ... | Jennie Appleton | |
| Joseph Cotten | ... | Eben Adams | |
| Ethel Barrymore | ... | Miss Spinney | |
| Lillian Gish | ... | Mother Mary of Mercy | |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Matthews | |
| David Wayne | ... | Gus O'Toole | |
| Albert Sharpe | ... | Moore (as Albert Sharp) | |
| Henry Hull | ... | Eke | |
| Florence Bates | ... | Mrs. Jekes (landlady) | |
| Felix Bressart | ... | Pete | |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Capt. Cobb | |
| Maude Simmons | ... | Clara Morgan | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nancy Davis | ... | Teenager in art gallery (uncredited) | |
| Robert Dudley | ... | Another old mariner (uncredited) | |
| John Farrell | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Anne Francis | ... | Teenager in art gallery (uncredited) | |
| Brian Keith | ... | Ice-skating extra (uncredited) | |
| Nancy Olson | ... | Teenager in art gallery (uncredited) | |
| Esther Somers | ... | Mrs. Bunce (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| William Dieterle | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Robert Nathan | (novel) | |
| Leonardo Bercovici | (adaptation) | |
| Paul Osborn | (screenplay) and | |
| Peter Berneis | (screenplay) | |
| Ben Hecht | uncredited and | |
| David O. Selznick | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| David Hempstead | .... | associate producer | |
| David O. Selznick | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Dimitri Tiomkin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph H. August | (as Joseph August) | ||
| Lee Garmes | (uncredited) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| William Morgan | |||
Production Design by | |||
| J. McMillan Johnson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Claude E. Carpenter | (as Claude Carpenter) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Lucinda Ballard | |||
Production Management | |||
| Argyle Nelson | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Arthur Fellows | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Joseph B. Platt | .... | associate production designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles L. Freeman | .... | sound effects editor (uncredited) | |
| James G. Stewart | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Clarence Slifer | .... | special effects | |
| Daniel Hays | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Russell Shearman | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Paul Eagler | .... | process and miniature photography (uncredited) | |
| Robert Hansard | .... | effects projectionist (uncredited) | |
| Harry L. Wolf | .... | special effects camera operator (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Curt Fetters | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Don Malkames | .... | cinematographer: Central Park ice skating sequence, second unit (uncredited) | |
| John Miehle | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Morris Rosen | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Anna Hill Johnstone | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Music Department | |||
| Dimitri Tiomkin | .... | music adaptor | |
| Harold Byrns | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Maurice De Packh | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Dubin | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Manuel Emanuel | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Paul Marquardt | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| George Parrish | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Clem Beauchamp | .... | staff executive | |
| Mel Berns | .... | staff executive | |
| Arthur Fellows | .... | staff executive | |
| Larry Germain | .... | staff executive | |
| Don McKay | .... | staff executive | |
| William Morgan | .... | staff executive | |
| Argyle Nelson | .... | staff executive | |
| Lydia Schiller | .... | staff executive | |
| David O. Selznick | .... | presenter | |
| James G. Stewart | .... | staff executive | |
| Gerard Wilson | .... | staff executive | |
| Charlsie Bryant | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Paul Eagler | .... | staff executive (uncredited) | |
| Paul MacNamara | .... | publicity director (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Robert Brackman | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Bernard Herrmann | .... | acknowledgment | |
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Prior to my review, 50 people have done theirs on this website and there isn't much I can add to the adjectives they have used, such as "beautiful,"" "haunting," "underrated," etc.
"Portrait Of Jennie" continues to be my all-time favorite romance story, probably because it features time travel, which I usually find fascinating, and two of my most-liked classic actors: Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten.
Once you get past that beginning narration consisting of stupid New Age mumbo-jumbo, the film is pure charm and who better to exhibit that than Jones? Few women ever looked more wholesome, sounded sweeter and looked more beautiful than this actress, who really projected innocence as she showed in her Academy Award winning debut in "The Song Of Bernadette" earlier in the decade.
Cotten is a good match for her in this film. An underrated star, he had a great voice and magnetism of his own.
However, the more I watch this film the more I am fascinated with Ethel Barrymore, who plays the kindly, spinster art museum owner. She has an extremely knowledgeable countenance and delivery of speech. Cecil Kellaway plays her art museum partner and rounds out this very likable cast.. The are no "bad guys" in this film......just good people.
The mystical time-space quality in this romance, something akin to 1980''s "Somewhere In Time," fascinates throughout and special effects are pretty darn good, too, considering when it was made.
For me, as with others, this movie was a haunting one: a film that moves me each time I see it. I have viewed perhaps 10,000 films in my 60 years and this one still ranks in the Top Ten.
Thanks to it being available on DVD - and at a cheap price - more and more people are discovering this gem. This is one of those classic movies that would still appeal to younger people today.....at least, I hope I would.