Summary
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
Cast
Claudette Colbert
Nora Trinell
John Payne
Dan Hopkins
Shepperd Strudwick
Dewey Roberts
Ann E. Todd
Kate Hill
Douglas Croft
Dewey Roberts as a boy
Jane Seymour
Mrs. Roberts
Anne Revere
Miss Nadine Price
Bess Flowers
Lady in Political Entourage
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Dewey Roberts
Harry Hayden
Mr. Roberts
Francis Pierlot
Mr. Steele
Marie Blake
Miss Cartwright
William Henderson
Peter
Chick Chandler
Mr. Mason
Selmer Jackson
Graham
William Halligan
Tom Hanlon
George Ernest
Bill Tower
Harry Tyler
Mr. Avery
Jody Gilbert
Mrs. Martha Avery
Irving Bacon
Cecil
Paul Harvey
Sen. Phillips
Thurston Hall
Gov. Teller
Billy Dawson
Steve Hill
George Chandler
Telegraph clerk
Geraldine Hall
Beaulah
James Blaine
Doorman
John Bohn
Photographer
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Hill
William Byrne
Student
Harry Carter
Reporter
William B. Davidson
Committeeman
Edgar Dearing
Detective
George Dobbs
Photographer
Lester Dorr
Photographer
Byron Foulger
Mr. Blanton - Photographer
Ethel Griffies
Undetermined Role
Harry Harvey Jr.
Third Baseman
John Hiestand
Radio Announcer
David Holt
Pitcher (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Boy
Darwood Kaye
Student
Vera Lewis
Teacher
Kay Linaker
Society Reporter
Robert Lowery
Hotel P.A. Announcer
Mae Marsh
Teacher
Paul McVey
Jeweler
Frank Melton
Photographer
Roseanne Murray
Jane - Flower Girl
Wedgwood Nowell
Man Awaiting Dewey's Arrival
Steve O'Brien
Bellboy
Paddy O'Flynn
Photographer
George O'Hara
Photographer
Arthur Rankin
Photographer
Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Petit
Mel Ruick
Hotel Clerk
Paul Stanton
Committeeman
Charles Tannen
Slicker
Maxine Tucker
Teacher
Truman Van Dyke
Student
Lillian West
Teacher
Cecil Weston
Teacher
Allen Wood
Bellboy
Florence Wright
Beaulah's Assistant
Marion Gray
Crew
Director
Henry King
Screenplay
Frank Davis
Screenplay
Tess Slesinger
Screenplay
Allan Scott
Theatre Play
Philip Dunning
Theatre Play
Philo Higley
Reviews
Geronimo1967
April 17, 2022
7
Claudette Colbert arrives at a swanky hotel asking to meet a "Mr Roberts". She is asked to take a seat and whilst waiting, she begins to reminisce of the days when she was his teacher. "Miss Trinnell" had the unenviable task of trying to educate her young class when they, especially "Dewey" (Douglas Croft) are much more interested in the ball game. When her attempt to take them to see some Shakespeare clashes with the baseball, she is introduced to the coach "Hopkins" (John Payne) and after a bit of a sticky start, the couple start to fall in love. The plot here is not the most innovative, but there are lovely performances for us to enjoy from Colbert, Payne and from the conduit to their relationship - the engaging young Croft. The ending is tinged with tragedy, but also with joy as we learn a little more of whom she is awaiting, and the narrative really does exemplify the huge value to anyone of having a good teacher! There is some on-screen chemistry, a little bit of humour, and I learned something about sailing boats too. I quite enjoyed this.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
