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The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 American drama film directed by H.C. Potter. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A drama film is a Film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes Henry Codman Potter ( November 13, 1904 - August 31, 1977) was an American theatrical producer/director and a motion picture director The screenplay by Waldo Salt is the third feature film adaptation of a Dana Burnet short story entitled Pettigrew's Girl that originally was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1918. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Waldo Pressman Salt ( October 18, 1914 &ndash March 7, 1987) was an American Screenwriter who was blacklisted In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly Magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8, (The first was a silent film released in 1919, the second a 1928 partial sound remake starring Nancy Carroll, Gary Cooper, and Paul Lukas. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features Nancy Carroll ( November 19, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1965) was an American actress Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star Paul Lukas ( May 26, 1895 - August 15, 1971) was a Hungarian Academy Award and Golden Globe -winning ) The MGM release featured the second screen pairing of Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart following their successful teaming in the Universal Pictures production Next Time We Love two years earlier. Margaret Brooke Sullavan ( May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an Academy James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American

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Plot synopsis

Daisy Heath, a sophisticated Broadway musical theatre star, meets a naive young soldier from Texas, Bill Pettigrew, during his basic training stint in New York City before shipping off to Europe during World War I. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The City of New York World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Anxious to impress his GI buddies, the country bumpkin convinces her to masquerade as his girlfriend. For other uses of GI see GI GI or GI is a term describing members of the U Yokel is a derogatory term referring to the Stereotype of unsophisticated country people The successful charade prompts Bill to propose marriage and Daisy, while devoted to her manager and longtime beau Sam Bailey, opts to accept so the private can sail for France optimistically looking forward to the future. A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. When the soldier is killed in battle on the front lines, Daisy and Sam, who understood the reason for her decision, are reunited in their love for each other.


Production history

The film underwent major personnel changes during its development stages. The directing assignment first went to Richard Thorpe, then Julien Duvivier, before Potter was given the task. For the historian and biographer see D R Thorpe. Richard Thorpe ( February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991 Julien Duvivier ( 8 October 1896 in Lille - 30 October 1967 in Paris) was a French film director Originally cast as Daisy Heath was Jean Harlow, who died before filming began. Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s She initially was replaced by Joan Crawford, who then yielded the role to Rosalind Russell, before newly-signed MGM contract player Sullavan finally came on board. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Rosalind Russell ( June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an award-winning American Actress of stage and Melvyn Douglas originally was signed to play Sam Bailey, but the role ultimately went to Walter Pidgeon [1]. Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg ( April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived

First-time screenwriter Salt had to adhere to the strict regulations of the Hays Code, which required him to dilute many of the sexually explicit elements of the preceding versions of the story. For the television broadcasting term please see Production code number. This included transforming Daisy from a cynical, hard-edged chorus girl into a respectable leading lady and Sam from Daisy's gangster lover into her benign manager and chaste boyfriend. A chorus line is a substantial group of Dancers who together perform Synchronized routines usually in Musical theatre.

Although not deemed an official remake of The Shopworn Angel, the 1959 film That Kind of Woman shared a very similar plot. That Kind of Woman is a 1959 American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, who was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the

Principal cast

Principal production credits

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack included such popular tunes as "You're in the Army Now," "Over There," "The Stars and Stripes Forever," "K-K-K-Katy," "The Darktown Strutters' Ball," "(There Are) Smiles", and "Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!" Margaret Sullavan's vocals were dubbed by Mary Martin. Adrian Adolph Greenberg ( March 3, 1903 - September 13, 1959) most widely known as Adrian, was a Hollywood Costume In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. Mary Virginia Martin ( December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American Tony Award -winning star of stage film

Critical reception

Time described the film as "a tear jerker in the grand manner — simple, senile and heroically sentimental" [2]. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and

References

  1. ^ The Shopworn Angel at Turner Classic Movies
  2. ^ Time review

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