H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
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- 2h 0min
- Drama, Romance
- 18 Dec 1941 (Canada)
- Movie
- 2 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
Hedy Lamarr | ... |
Marvin Myles
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Robert Young | ... |
Harry Pulham
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Ruth Hussey | ... |
Kay Motford
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Charles Coburn | ... |
Mr. Pulham Sr.
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Van Heflin | ... |
Bill King
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Fay Holden | ... |
Mrs. John Pulham
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Bonita Granville | ... |
Mary Pulham
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Douglas Wood | ... |
Mr. Bullard
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Charles Halton | ... |
Walter Kaufman
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Leif Erickson | ... |
Rodney 'Bo-Jo' Brown
(as Leif Erikson)
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Phil Brown | ... |
Joe Bingham
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David Clyde | ... |
Hugh the Butler
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Sara Haden | ... |
Miss Rollo
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Erville Alderson | ... |
Mr. Jakes (uncredited)
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Ernie Alexander | ... |
John's Caddie (uncredited)
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Oliver Blake | ... |
Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
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Harry Brown | ... |
Charley Roberts (uncredited)
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Frances Carson | ... |
Miss Percival, Mrs. Pulham's Nurse (uncredited)
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Naomi Childers | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Maurice Costello | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Harry Crocker | ... |
Bob Ridge (uncredited)
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Wally Dean | ... |
Mr. Motford - Kay's Father (uncredited)
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Earle S. Dewey | ... |
Chris Evans (uncredited)
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Jane Drummond | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Sarah Edwards | ... |
Mrs. Motford - Kay's Mother (uncredited)
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Billy Engle | ... |
Newsman (uncredited)
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Frank Faylen | ... |
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
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George Ford | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Byron Foulger | ... |
Curtis Cole (uncredited)
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Charles K. French | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Arno Frey | ... |
German Captain (uncredited)
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Ava Gardner | ... |
Young Socialite (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
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Connie Gilchrist | ... |
Tillie, Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Roy Gordon | ... |
Mr. Pressley (uncredited)
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Stuart Hall | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Mary Lou Harrington | ... |
Gladys Pulham, Age 11 (uncredited)
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Brenda Henderson | ... |
Kay, as a Child (uncredited)
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Mitchell Ingraham | ... |
Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Walter Kingsford | ... |
The Skipper (uncredited)
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Clinton Lyle | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Mickey Martin | ... |
Office Boy (uncredited)
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Charles McAvoy | ... |
Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Esther Michelson | ... |
Mrs. Frenkel (uncredited)
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Johnny Mitchell | ... |
Sam Green (uncredited)
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Ottola Nesmith | ... |
Mrs. Prinkle, Dance School Teacher (uncredited)
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Anne O'Neal | ... |
John Pulham's Nurse (uncredited)
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John Raitt | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Lorin Raker | ... |
Florist (uncredited)
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Anne Revere | ... |
Miss Redfern, John's Secretary (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Fiesta Room Hat-Check Girl (uncredited)
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Dick Rush | ... |
Conductor (uncredited)
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Hector V. Sarno | ... |
Greenwich Village Waiter (uncredited)
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Carl Saxe | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Syd Saylor | ... |
Preacher (uncredited)
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Pietro Sosso | ... |
Joe, Cigar Store Man (uncredited)
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Clare Verdera | ... |
Ellen, Pulham's Maid (uncredited)
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David Wilmot | ... |
Joe, as a Child (uncredited)
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Grant Withers | ... |
Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
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Directed by
King Vidor |
Written by
John P. Marquand | ... | (novel) |
Elizabeth Hill | ... | (screenplay) and |
King Vidor | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
King Vidor | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Bronislau Kaper | ... | (musical score) |
Daniele Amfitheatrof | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ray June | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Harold F. Kress | ... | film editor |
Frank Sullivan | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Robert Kalloch | ... | (gowns) |
Gile Steele | ... | (costumes: men) |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter Strohm | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Malcolm Brown | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Lennie Hayton | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Carl 'Major' Roup | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1941) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Fortysomething, blue blooded, Boston born and bred, Harvard educated businessman Harry Pulham leads a regimented, routinized life with his wife, the former Kay Motford, whom he's known since childhood. Harry outwardly believes he is all the more happy because of the way his life is, which was somewhat predetermined as part of his upbringing. This day, he receives two telephone calls which make him examine his life. The first is from Bo-Jo Brown, a Harvard colleague who is heading a twenty-five year reunion committee, with Harry foisted into the job of writing attendee biographies, which is to include his own. The second is from Marvin Myles, a former work colleague from his time over twenty years ago at the J.T. Bullard Advertising Agency in New York City, a job that Harry got from his more liberally-minded Harvard friend Bill King. The result of these two telephone calls makes Harry wonder if he is happy, if he is or ever was in love with Kay, and if he never was, would he have been much happier if he stayed in New York with the girl he let get away - a girl, originally from humble means, who was not willing to live what she saw as Harry's blue-blooded life in Boston. In the process, Harry also will find if he can turn back the clock twenty years, or if there is a way to move forward to achieve that happiness which he now realizes is missing from his life. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | MARVIN MYLES IS THE KIND OF A GIRL THAT MEN CAN'T FORGET (original 2x7 newspaper ad-all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Favorite film of Hedy Lamarr. See more » |
Goofs | The flashback scenes in a taxi take place in 1919. However, the rear-projection footage through the back window of the cab clearly show late 1930s automobiles. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Band Played On See more » |
Quotes |
Harry Moulton Pulham:
They say that you can get over anything in time. I don't believe you can... but given enough time you can put it where it belongs. See more » |