About Face(1952 film)
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Screenplay by | Peter Milne |
| Based on | Brother Rat 1936 play byJohn Monks Jr. Fred F. Finklehoffe |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Starring | Gordon MacRae Eddie Bracken Virginia Gibson |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | Thomas Reilly |
| Music by | Ray Heindorf |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.6 million (US)[1] |
About Faceis a 1952 Americanmusical comedy filmdirected byRoy Del Ruthand starringGordon MacRae,Eddie BrackenandVirginia Gibson.[2][3]It was futureOscarwinnerJoel Grey's film debut. It was produced and distributed byWarner Bros.It is an adaptation of the 1936 playBrother RatbyJohn Monks Jr.andFred F. Finklehoffeand a remake of the 1938film of the same title.[4]
Synopsis
[edit]Three friends enlist at amilitary academyin theAmerican South.While two of them pursue romantic entanglements, the third tries to keep quiet the fact he is secretly married and his wife is expecting a child.
Cast
[edit]- Gordon MacRaeas Tony Williams
- Eddie Brackenas Biff Roberts
- Dick Wessonas Dave Crouse
- Virginia Gibsonas Betty Long
- Phyllis Kirkas Alice Wheatley
- Aileen Stanley Jr. as Lorna Carter
- Joel Greyas Bender
- Larry Keatingas Colonel Long
- Cliff Ferre as Lieut. Jones
- John Baeras Hal Carlton
- Mabel Albertsonas Mrs. Carter
- James Bestas Joe
- Ferris Tayloras Doctor
Reception
[edit]The film was a box-office failure. Bracken later said that "the main reason why audiences rejectedAbout Face,I think, is that most of us were too damn old for the roles. "[5]
References
[edit]- ^'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952',Variety,January 7, 1953
- ^"About Face (1952) - Roy del Ruth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^Erickson p.385
- ^Goble p.331
- ^McClelland, Doug (1989).Hollywood Talks Turkey - The Screen's Greatest Flops.Starbrite.
Bibliography
[edit]- Erickson, Hal.Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918.McFarland, 2012.
- Goble, Alan.The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film.Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
[edit]- About FaceatIMDb
- About FaceatAllMovie
- About Faceat theTCM Movie Database
- About Faceat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
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