Teenage Rebel
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Directed by | Edmund Goulding |
Written by | Charles Brackett Edmund Goulding Walter Reisch |
Based on | A Roomful of Roses 1955 play byEdith Sommer |
Produced by | Charles Brackett |
Starring | Ginger Rogers Michael Rennie Mildred Natwick |
Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
Edited by | William Mace |
Music by | Leigh Harline |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $985,000[1] |
Teenage Rebelis a 1956 Americandrama filmdirected byEdmund Gouldingand starringGinger Rogers,Michael RennieandMildred Natwick.It was nominated for twoAcademy Awards;Best Costume DesignandBest Art Direction(Lyle R. Wheeler,Jack Martin Smith,Walter M. Scott,andStuart A. Reiss).[2][3]
The film was an adaptation of the playA Roomful of RosesbyEdith Sommer,withBetty Lou KeimandWarren Berlingerreprising their Broadway roles.Teenage Rebelwas the first black-and-whiteCinemaScopefilm.[4]
Plot
[edit]Nancy Fallon (Ginger Rogers) is a divorcee who has trouble communicating with her 15-year-old daughter Dodie (Betty Lou Keim). Left in the custody of her father (Michael Rennie), Dodie feels as though her mother has deserted her.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Ginger Rogersas Nancy Fallon
- Michael Rennieas Jay Fallon
- Mildred Natwickas Grace Hewitt
- Rusty Swope as Larry Fallon
- Lili Gentleas Gloria, teenager at the races
- Louise Beaversas Willamay, Fallon's Maid
- Irene Herveyas Helen Sheldon McGowan
- John Stephensonas Eric McGowan, Dodie's Dad
- Betty Lou Keimas Dorothy 'Dodie' McGowan
- Warren Berlingeras Dick Hewitt
- Diane Jergensas Jane Hewitt
Original play
[edit]The film was based on a play,A Roomful of Roses,written by Edith Sommer. It was bought for production in 1954 bu Guthrie McClintock and Stanley Gilkek.[6]In June 1955 Patricia Neal agreed to star.[7]
The play premiered on October 17.The New York Timessaid the acting was "winning" and it was "written with humanity".[8]
Linda Darnelllater made her stage debut in a production of the play in Phoenix Arizona.[9]
Production
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Film rights were purchased by 20th Century Fox before the play was even produced. In May 1955Darryl F. Zanuckassigned the play toSam Engelto produce.[10]
According to writerWalter Reisch,20th Century Foxhad a commitment withGinger Rogersand bought the play as a vehicle for her.[11]Rogers' casting was announced in May 1956.[12]
Reisch later said it was one of his favorite films, saying "It was a beautiful idea: a girl, the daughter of a woman who had meanwhile remarried, comes to the house to meet her new family. [Edmund] Goulding directed it. We only used the nucleus, the germ of the play, and made a lovely picture, a big success. But it was in black-and-white CinemaScope; again we couldn't get the color camera."[11]
The film was known asOur Teenage DaughterandDodiebefore Fox settled onTeenage Rebel.In June 1956 Betty Lou Kenim was cast in her stage role.[13]Filming started in June 1956. The movie was the only film being shot on the Fox lot.[14]
References
[edit]- ^Solomon, Aubrey.Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series).Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989.ISBN978-0-8108-4244-1.p250.
- ^"The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners".oscars.org.Archivedfrom the original on July 6, 2011.RetrievedAugust 21,2011.
- ^"Teenage Rebel".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2012. Archived fromthe originalon October 18, 2012.RetrievedDecember 22,2008.
- ^"Teenage Rebel (1956) – Misc Notes".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedJanuary 31,2016.
- ^Hal Erickson."Teenage Rebel (1956) – Edmund Goulding – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related".AllMovie.RetrievedJanuary 31,2016.
- ^SAM ZOLOTOW (November 3, 1954). "LUNTS RETURNING IN PLAY TONIGHT: Edna Best and Brian Aherne Also Are Starred in Noel Coward's 'Quadrille'".New York Times.p. 35.
- ^ARTHUR GELB (July 12, 1955). "STRATFORD GROUP REACHES RUBICON: American Shakespeare Fete Opens Tonight With 'Julius Caesar' as Initial Bill".New York Times.p. 21.
- ^BROOKS ATKINSON (October 18, 1955). "A Roomful of Roses' Opens at Playhouse: Play by Edith Sommer Merits Bouquets Betty Lou Keim and Patricia Neal Praised".New York Times.p. 48.
- ^LOUIS CALTA (July 12, 1956). "PLAY ROLE TAKEN BY LINDA DARNELL: Film Actress Signs Contract to Bow Here Next Fall in 'Harbor Lights' Garbo May Do Play Harris Goes to London".New York Times.p. 15.
- ^Hopper, Hedda (May 10, 1955). "Story of 'Roomful of Roses' Seems to Have Some Thorns".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. b5.
- ^abMcGilligan, Patrick (1991).Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s.University of California Press. p. 243.
- ^"Diana Dors Signed by R.K.O.".New York Times.May 25, 1956. p. 26.
- ^THOMAS M. PRYOR (June 15, 1956). "REPUBLIC PLANS 18 NEW PICTURES: Studio Will Resume Filming Operations in July With Low-Budget Program Columbia Signs Reinhardt".New York Times.p. 30.
- ^THOMAS M. PRYOR (June 16, 1956). "PROBLEMS SLOW ACTIVITY AT FOX: Story and Talent Difficulties Keep Studio From Planned Film Production Record Tony Curtis to Star Of Local Origin".New York Times.p. 12.
External links
[edit]- 1956 films
- 1956 drama films
- 1950s teen drama films
- 1950s English-language films
- American teen drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Edmund Goulding
- Films produced by Charles Brackett
- Films with screenplays by Charles Brackett
- Films scored by Leigh Harline
- 20th Century Fox films
- CinemaScope films
- 1950s American films