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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
90min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/04/2004
DVD Release Date:
04/03/2001
Distributor(s):
United Artists
Director(s):
Sam Wood
Starring:
William Holden , Martha Scott , Fay Bainter , Beulah Bondi , Thomas Mitchell
Themes:
Small-Town Life
Tone:
Affectionate,Atmospheric,Bittersweet,Heartwarming,Melancholy,Nostalgic,Poignant
Keywords:
childbirth,death,life,small-town,teenagers
Language:
English