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Alice Adams (1935)

Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : George Stevens
Writer : Dorothy Yost, Mortimer Offner, Jane Murfin

Synopsis

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

Actors

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Alice Adams
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
Arthur Russell
Fred Stone
Fred Stone
Virgil Adams
Evelyn Venable
Evelyn Venable
Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
Walter Adams
Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Adams
Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
J. A. Lamb
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
Frank Dowling
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Palmer
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Mr. Palmer
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
Zeffie Tilbury
Zeffie Tilbury
Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)

Crews

George Stevens
George Stevens
Director
Dorothy Yost
Dorothy Yost
Screenplay
Mortimer Offner
Mortimer Offner
Screenplay
Jane Murfin
Jane Murfin
Screenplay
Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington
Novel
Mel Berns
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Robert De Grasse
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Jane Loring
Jane Loring
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
J.R. Crone
J.R. Crone
Unit Manager
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Music

Trailers and other movies

Alice Adams 1935 Official Trailer (Nominated Oscar / Best Picture)

Posters and backgrounds

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