Home Town Story
1951 film by Arthur Pierson
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Home Town Story is a 1951 American drama film written and directed by Arthur Pierson and starring Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, Marjorie Reynolds, Marilyn Monroe and Alan Hale Jr.
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| Directed by | Arthur Pierson |
| Written by | Arthur Pierson |
| Produced by | Arthur Pierson |
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| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Edited by | William F. Claxton |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $334,000[1] |
Plot
Defeated politician Blake Washburn becomes the editor of a small-town newspaper in an effort to promote his reelection. His campaign is intended as a continuing exposé of the evils of large industry, and his strategy is to publish daily screeds against enormous corporate profits that enrich shareholders.
On a school outing to an abandoned mine, Washburn's younger sister is trapped in the collapse of a mine tunnel caused by a disgruntled employee's negligence, and the town's businesses come to her rescue. The sister is rescued, prompting Washburn to experience a change of heart and recognize that large corporations are necessary because "it takes bigness to do big things".
Cast
- Jeffrey Lynn as Blake Washburn
- Donald Crisp as John MacFarland
- Marjorie Reynolds as Janice Hunt
- Alan Hale Jr. as Slim Haskins
- Marilyn Monroe as Iris Martin
- Barbara Brown as Mrs. Washburn
- Melinda Plowman as Katie Washburn
- Renny McEvoy as Leo, the taxi driver
- Glenn Tryon as Ken Kenlock
- Byron Foulger as Berny Miles
- Griff Barnett as Uncle Cliff Washburn
- Virginia Campbell as Phoebe Hartman
- Harry Harvey as Andy Butterworth
- Nelson Leigh as Dr. Johnson
- Speck Noblitt as motorcycle officer
Reception
Critic Mildred Martin of The Philadelphia Inquirer called Home Town Story "a pleasant if suspiciously starry-eyed film".[2]
According to MGM records, the film grossed $243,000 in the United States and Canada and $91,000 elsewhere, returning a profit of $195,000.[1]
