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H.M. Pulham, Esq. ()


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A man who lived his life as he was advised to do, not how he would have chosen to, is brought out of his shell by a beautiful young woman.

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Marvin Myles
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Harry Pulham
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Kay Motford
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Mr. Pulham Sr.
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Bill King
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Mrs. John Pulham
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Mary Pulham
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Mr. Bullard
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Walter Kaufman
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Rodney 'Bo-Jo' Brown (as Leif Erikson)
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Joe Bingham
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Hugh the Butler
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Miss Rollo
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Mr. Jakes (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander ...
John's Caddie (uncredited)
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Ellsmere, the Artist (uncredited)
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Charley Roberts (uncredited)
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Miss Percival, Mrs. Pulham's Nurse (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harry Crocker ...
Bob Ridge (uncredited)
Wally Dean ...
Mr. Motford - Kay's Father (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey ...
Chris Evans (uncredited)
Jane Drummond ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Mrs. Motford - Kay's Mother (uncredited)
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Newsman (uncredited)
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Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Curtis Cole (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Arno Frey ...
German Captain (uncredited)
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Young Socialite (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ...
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
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Tillie, Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Mr. Pressley (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mary Lou Harrington ...
Gladys Pulham, Age 11 (uncredited)
Brenda Henderson ...
Kay, as a Child (uncredited)
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Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
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The Skipper (uncredited)
Clinton Lyle ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Office Boy (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy ...
Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Esther Michelson ...
Mrs. Frenkel (uncredited)
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Sam Green (uncredited)
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Mrs. Prinkle, Dance School Teacher (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal ...
John Pulham's Nurse (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
Lorin Raker ...
Florist (uncredited)
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Miss Redfern, John's Secretary (uncredited)
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Fiesta Room Hat-Check Girl (uncredited)
Dick Rush ...
Conductor (uncredited)
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Greenwich Village Waiter (uncredited)
Carl Saxe ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Preacher (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso ...
Joe, Cigar Store Man (uncredited)
Clare Verdera ...
Ellen, Pulham's Maid (uncredited)
David Wilmot ...
Joe, as a Child (uncredited)
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Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)

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King Vidor

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John P. Marquand ... (novel)
 
Elizabeth Hill ... (screenplay) and
King Vidor ... (screenplay)

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King Vidor ... producer (uncredited)

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Bronislau Kaper ... (musical score)
Daniele Amfitheatrof ... (uncredited)

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Ray June ... director of photography

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Harold F. Kress ... film editor
Frank Sullivan ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

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Robert Kalloch ... (gowns)
Gile Steele ... (costumes: men)

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator

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Walter Strohm ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Malcolm Brown ... associate art director

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Lennie Hayton ... musical director

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Carl 'Major' Roup ... script clerk (uncredited)
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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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Also Known As
  • Souvenirs (France)
  • Cenizas de amor (Spain)
  • Souvenirs (Canada, French title)
  • Г.М. Пульхэм Эсквайр (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Souvenirs (Belgium, French title)
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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.
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