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Our Town is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sam Wood released in USA on 24 may 1940 with William Holden

Our Town (1940)

Our Town
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Released in USA 24 may 1940
Length 1h30
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating64% 3.2464453.2464453.2464453.2464453.246445

Our Town is a 1940 film adaptation of a play of the same name by Thornton Wilder starring Martha Scott as Emily Webb, and William Holden as George Gibbs. The cast also included Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee and Frank Craven. It was adapted by Harry Chandlee, Craven and Wilder, and directed by Sam Wood.

The film was a faithful reproduction of the play except for two significant changes: the film used scenery, whereas the play had not; the events of the third act, which in the play revolve around the death of one of the main characters, were turned into a dream from which Emily awakens — she is then able to resume a normal life. Producer Sol Lesser worked with Wilder in creating these changes.

A radio adaptation of the film on Lux Radio Theater on May 6, 1940, used the altered film ending.

The U.S. copyright of the film was not renewed after its first term expired in 1968. However, because it is a derivative work from a play that is still under U.S. copyright, it is not deemed to be in the public domain.

Synopsis

Chronique de la vie et des relations familiales d'une petite ville américaine.

Actors

William Holden

(Georges Gibbs)Martha Scott

(Emily Webb)Fay Bainter

(Mrs Gibbs)Beulah Bondi

(Mrs Webb)Thomas Mitchell

(Doc Gibbs)
And :
Stuart Erwin
Tom Drake
Guy Kibbee
Frank Craven
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