1951Comedy1h 1m
Blake Washburn loses an election and runs a newspaper to attack big business, but a sudden tragedy forces him to reconsider his bitter views and public actions
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Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance
Decade 1950s
This Movie is Political, Introspective, Small-town, Confrontational, Dramatic & Character-driven
About Home Town Story A 1951 drama directed by Arthur Pierson and Richard Dixon, notable for its exploration of political rivalry and the personal re-evaluation of a newspaper publisher following a sudden tragedy
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Audio English (United States)
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Cast
- Jeffrey Lynn Blake Washburn
- Marilyn Monroe Iris Martin
- Alan Hale Slim Haskins
- Barbara Brown Mrs. Washburn
- Virginia Campbell Phoebe Hartman
- Donald Crisp John MacFarland
- Marjorie Reynolds Janice Hunt
- Glenn Tryon Ken Kenlock
- Griff Barnett Uncle Cliff Washburn
- Nelson Leigh Dr. Johnson
- Speck Noblitt motorcycle officer
- Harry Harvey Andy Butterworth
- Byron Foulger Berny Miles
- Melinda Plowman Katie Washburn
- Renny McEvoy Leo, taxi driver
- Alan Hale Jr. Slim Haskins
- Melinda Casey Katie Washburn
- Dorothy Adams Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers Patron at Barbecue Room (uncredited)
- Robert Foulk Electrical Worker (uncredited)
- Hugh Beaumont Bob MacFarland (uncredited)
- Tom Keene Abbott (uncredited)
- Matt McHugh Waiter (uncredited)
- Ray Teal Complaining Electrical Worker (uncredited)
Director
- Arthur Pierson
- Richard Dixon
Screenwriter
- Arthur Pierson
Director of Photography
- Lucien Andriot
- Lucien N. Andriot
Composer
- Louis Forbes
- Alfred Newman
- William Randall Sr.
Producer
- Arthur Pierson
- Ray Heinz
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
