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Saturday's Children

1940, Movie, NR, 101 mins

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Maxwell Anderson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play had already been filmed by Greg La Cava in 1929 and as MAYBE IT'S LOVE in 1935 before this one was attempted. Garfield was sick of playing louts and gangsters and begged for a role he could sink his teeth into. He did an admirable job here, but the movie sunk quickly. Warner Bros. liked stories about average Joes, and this is a good example. Shirley--who replaced Jane Bryant when she retired and de Havilland when she refused the... read more leave a comment
Year: 1940
Rated NR

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Cast
John Garfield: Rimes Rosson
Anne Shirley: Bobby Halevy
Claude Rains: Mr. Halevy
Lee Patrick: Florrie Sands
George Tobias: Herbie Smith
Roscoe Karns: Willie Sands

 

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A young inventor's new marriage is jeopardized by financial problems. Starring John Garfield.
Free | TCM

Posted: 8/1/2008
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