Home from the Hill (1960)

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Harriet Frank Jr. (screenplay) and
Irving Ravetch (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 May 1960 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When you talk about GREAT Motion Pictures you will talk about this one!

Plot:

Captain Wade Hunnicutt is the wealthiest and most powerful citizen in his Texan town; he is also a notorious womanizer...

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Hunting | Womanizer | Pursuit | Infidelity

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Robert Mitchum	...	Captain Wade Hunnicutt
Eleanor Parker	...	Hannah Hunnicutt
George Peppard	...	Raphael 'Rafe' Copley
George Hamilton	...	Theron Hunnicutt
Everett Sloane	...	Albert Halstead
Luana Patten	...	Elizabeth 'Libby' Halstead
Anne Seymour	...	Sarah Halstead
Constance Ford	...	Opal Bixby
Ken Renard	...	Chauncey (Hunnicutt butler)
Ray Teal	...	Dr. Reuben Carson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlie Briggs	...	Dick Gibbons (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Barbecue party guest (uncredited)
Tom Gilson	...	John Ellis (uncredited)
Rev. Duncan Gray Jr.	...	Minister (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Hilda Haynes	...	Melba (uncredited)
Bill Hickman	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Burt Mustin	...	Gas station attendant (uncredited)
Denver Pyle	...	Mr. Bradley (uncredited)
Stuart Randall	...	Ben Ramsey (uncredited)
Ed Russell	...	Foreman (uncredited)
Dan Sheridan	...	Peyton Stiles (uncredited)
Orville Sherman	...	Ed Dinwoodie (uncredited)
Dub Taylor	...	Bob Skaggs (uncredited)
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams	...	Hugh Macauley (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincente Minnelli

Writing credits
Harriet Frank Jr.		(screenplay) and
Irving Ravetch		(screenplay)
William Humphrey		(novel "Home from the Hill")

Produced by
Edmund Grainger	....	producer
Sol C. Siegel	....	producer

Original Music by
Bronislau Kaper

Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner		(director of photography) (as Milton Krasner)

Film Editing by
Harold F. Kress

Art Direction by
E. Preston Ames		(as Preston Ames)
George W. Davis

Set Decoration by
Henry Grace
Robert Priestley

Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett

Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff	....	hair stylist
William Tuttle	....	makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William McGarry	....	assistant director
Mickey McCardle	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Franklin Milton	....	recording supervisor

Special Effects by
Robert R. Hoag	....	special effects

Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon	....	color consultant

Music Department
Charles Wolcott	....	conductor
Robert Franklyn	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (Germany) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

150 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #19325) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Shirley Knight tested opposite George Hamilton for the role of Libby.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Theron is shooting cans off a fence for target practice. However, every time he hits a can, it shoots straight up in the air instead of backwards. There are probably pneumatic jets hidden behind the fence rail to knock the cans off.

Quotes:

Capt. Wade Hunnicutt: ...Kind of man that walks around with nothing in his pockets, no identification because everyone knows who you are. No cash because anyone in town would be happy to lend you anything you need. No keys 'cause you don't keep a lock on a single thing you own. And no watch because time waits on you.

Not for the politically correct

This is a great unsung movie. Robert Mitchum plays the perfect strong macho father of the fifties. If you're a bleeding heart or one of those politically correct people, and an animal lover. Stay away from this movie! When Dr. Phil was going to school, this was required reading on how not to be a father, mother, son or family for that matter.

Mitchum has two sons in this movie. One is by his wife's played by Eleanor Parker, who is cold as ice to Mitchum affections, and the other from a woman on the wrong side of town. But she is long dead and we never get to see her. A young George Peppard plays that son. I think this is one of Peppard greatest acting jobs.

This is a great must see movie if you like hunting and watching a son being brought up by a strong father and over loving mother. But I'm afraid you will have to catch it on cable if you're lucky. This film like many of Mitchum's films are not available on DVD