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Friendly Persuasion

1956, Movie, NR, 137 mins

Friendly Persuasion: Cast & Details

Year: 1956
Rated NR
Parental Rating: Acceptable for children
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 137
Format: Color
Genre(s): Drama
Production Co(s).: Allied Artists

Award(s)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Picture
Academy Award Nominee: Best Supporting Actor - Anthony Perkins
Academy Award Nominee: Best Director - William Wyler
Academy Award Nominee: Best Sound Recording - Gordon R Glennan (Westrex Sound Services Inc.), Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay - Michael Wilson
Academy Award Nominee: Best Song - "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)"; Dimitri Tiomkin (Music), Paul Francis Webster (Lyrics)

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Cast
Gary Cooper: Jess Birdwell
Dorothy McGuire: Eliza Birdwell
Marjorie Main: Widow Hudspeth
Anthony Perkins: Josh Birdwell
Richard Eyer: Little Jess
Phyllis Love: Mattie Birdwell
Robert Middleton: Sam Jordan
Mark Richman: Gard Jordan
Walter Catlett: Professor Quigley
Richard Hale: Elder Purdy
Joel Fluellen: Enoch
Theodore Newton: Army Major
John Smith: Caleb
Mary Carr: Emma, Quaker Woman
Edna Skinner: Widow Hudspeth's Daughter
Marjorie Durant: Widow Hudspeth's Daughter
Frances Farwell: Widow Hudspeth's Daughter
Samantha the Goose
Russell Simpson: Elder
Charles Halton: Elder
Everett Glass: Elder
Richard Garland: Bushwhacker
James Dobson: Rebel Soldier
John Compton: Rebel Lieutenant
James Seay: Rebel Captain
Diane Jergens: Young Girl Elizabeth
Ralph Sanford: Businessman
Jean Inness: Mrs. Purdy
Nelson Leigh: Minister
Helen Kleeb: Old Lady
William Schallert: Young Husband
John Craven: Leader
Frank Jenks: Shell Game Man
Frank Hagney: Lemonade Vendor
Jack McClure: Soldier
Chuck Courtney: Reb Courier
Tom Irish: Young Rebel
Mary Jackson: Country Woman
Joseph Turkel: Poor Loser
James Anderson: Poor Loser
Harry Hines: Barker
Henry Rowland: O'Hara
Ivan Rasputin: Billy Goat
Donald Kerr: Manager
Steve Warren: Haskell
Earle Hodgins: Shooting Gallery Operator
John Pickard: Ex-Sergeant
Norman Leavitt: Clem
Dan Kennedy: Buster

Credits
William Wyler: Director
Michael Wilson: Writer - uncredited, based on the novel The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West
Jessamyn West: Source
William Wyler: Producer
Robert Wyler: Assoc. Producer
Ellsworth Fredricks: Cinematographer - CinemaScope, DeLuxe Color
Robert Belcher: Editor
Robert Swink: Editor
Edward A. Biery: Editor
Dimitri Tiomkin: Musical Composer
Ted Haworth: Art Director
Joseph Kish: Set Decorator
Dorothy Jeakins: Costumes
Bert Henrikson: Costumes
Paul Francis Webster: Music/Lyrics Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin: Music/Lyrics Composer
Emile La Vigne: Make Up
Jessamyn West: Technical Advisor