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Babbitt (1934 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Babbitt' is a 1934 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis directed by William Keighley and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Claire Dodd. The screenplay is about a staid small-town businessman who gets ensnared in shady dealings.
Plot summary
Cast
* Aline MacMahon as Myra Babbitt
* Guy Kibbee as George F. Babbitt
* Claire Dodd as Tanis Judique
* Maxine Doyle as Verona Babbitt
* Glen Boles as Ted Babbitt
* Minor Watson as Paul F. Reisling
* Minna Gombell as Zilla Reisling
* Alan Hale as Charlie McKelvey
* Berton Churchill as Judge Virgil Thompson
* Russell Hicks as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
* Nan Grey as Eunice Littlefield (as Nan Gray)
* Walter Walker as Luke Ethorne
* Arthur Aylesworth as Zeke
* Addison Richards as District Attorney
* Harry Tyler as Martin Gunch
* Arthur Hoyt as Willis Ivans
* Mary Treen as Miss McGoun
* Hattie McDaniel as Rosalie (uncredited)
References
Further reading
* Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. 'The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film' (2nd ed. 2005) pp 2122; includes 1924 film.
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