A Woman Rebels
A Woman Rebels | |
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Directed by | Mark Sandrich |
Screenplay by | Ernest Vajda Anthony Veiller |
Based on | Portrait of a Rebel 1930 novel byNetta Syrett |
Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
Starring | Katharine Hepburn Herbert Marshall Elizabeth Allan |
Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
Edited by | Jane Loring |
Music by | Roy Webb |
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Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Italian |
Budget | $574,000[1] |
Box office | $583,000[1] |
A Woman Rebelsis a 1936Americanhistoricaldrama filmadapted from the 1930 novelPortrait of a RebelbyNetta Syrettand starringKatharine Hepburnas Pamela Thistlewaite, who rebels against the social mores of Victorian England. The film was directed byMark Sandrich;it was the film debut ofVan Heflin,and the second last film ofDavid Manners.
Hepburn's performance as the defiant young woman is considered by many critics[by whom?]the epitome of her feminist characterizations of the 1930s.
Plot
[edit]InVictorianLondon,Pamela defies her autocratic father (Donald Crisp), and has a baby out of wedlock with her lover, Gerald Waring Gaythorne (Van Heflin,in his screen debut). Pamela's pregnant sister Flora (Elizabeth Allan) hears of the death of her young husband, faints, hurting herself, and dies. Pamela raises her illegitimate daughter as her niece and becomes a crusading journalist for women's rights. Eventually she agrees to marry diplomat Thomas Lane (Herbert Marshall) after being unfairly named as co-respondent in Gaythorne's divorce.
Cast
[edit]- Katharine Hepburnas Pamela Thistlewaite
- Herbert Marshallas Thomas Lane
- Elizabeth Allanas Flora Anne Thistlewaite
- Donald Crispas Judge Byron Thistlewaite
- Doris Dudleyas Young Flora
- David Mannersas Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
- Lucile Watsonas Betty Bumble
- Van Heflinas Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne
- Marilyn Knowldenas Flora (age 9)
- Connie Emeraldas Lady Gaythorne
- Barnett Parkeras Lady Gaythorne's Lawyer
- Leonard Careyas Lord Gaythorne's Butler
- Elspeth Dudgeonas Lord Gaythorne's Maid
- Eily Malyonas Miss Piper
- Doris Lloydas Mrs. Seaton
- Molly Lamontas Young Mother
- Lillian Kemble-Cooperas Lady Rinlake
Reception
[edit]With a box office loss estimated at a hefty $222,000 for RKO, this was Hepburn's third flop in a row which contributed to Hepburn being one of the actors labeled "box office poison"in the infamous 1938 advertisement created by Harry Brandt, president of the Independent Theatre Owners of America.[1]
References
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[edit]- 1936 films
- 1930s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Films about journalists
- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Mark Sandrich
- Films set in London
- Films set in Italy
- Films set in the 19th century
- Italian-language American films
- American historical drama films
- 1930s historical drama films
- RKO Pictures films
- 1936 drama films
- Films about women in the United Kingdom
- 1930s feminist films
- 1930s American films