FILMOTOur Town1940

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How Long Is “Our Town”?

Name: Our Town
Genre: drama
Released: 1940-05-24
Duration: 90 min
Cast: William Holden, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Frank Craven

1h 30m runtime

19401h 30mdrama

Drama film with a runtime of 90 minutes, released in 1940. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 30m

Minutes90

One SittingYes

With Break1h 42m

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Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town is given the Hollywood treatment in this adaptation directed by Sam Wood featuring an evocative score by Aaron Copland and outstanding production design by William Cameron Menzies. Frank Craven is Mr. Morgan, the narrator and our guide through the small town of Grover's Corners in the more innocent American times of 1901, 1904, and 1913. Mr. Morgan chronicles the lives of a handful of Grover's Corners citizens, centering upon Emily Webb (Martha Scott), the daughter of the local newspaper editor (Guy Kibbee), and George Gibbs (William Holden), the son of the local doctor (Thomas Mitchell). Emily and George fall in love and the film details their difficult courtship, marriage, and tragic childbirth. The film was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, losing out to Rebecca.

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Runtime1h 30m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 42m

Movie Facts

Release DateMay 24, 1940

Runtime1h 30m

LanguageEnglish

Genresdrama

DirectorSam Wood

ProducerSol Lesser

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