Teenage Rebel

Teenage Rebel
Teenage Rebel
	Film poster
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
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 1, 1956;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$985,000

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

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

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

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

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

^Solomon, Aubrey.Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series).Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989.ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.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.
^^a ^bMcGilligan, 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

Teenage RebelatIMDb
Teenage RebelatAllMovie
Teenage Rebelat theTCM Movie Database
Teenage Rebelat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films

[1] Solomon, Aubrey.Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series).Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989.ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.p250.

[Oscars1957-2] "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners".oscars.org.Archivedfrom the original on July 6, 2011.RetrievedAugust 21,2011.

[NY_Times-3] "Teenage Rebel".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2012. Archived fromthe originalon October 18, 2012.RetrievedDecember 22,2008.

[4] "Teenage Rebel (1956) – Misc Notes".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedJanuary 31,2016.

[5] Hal Erickson."Teenage Rebel (1956) – Edmund Goulding – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related".AllMovie.RetrievedJanuary 31,2016.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

[9] 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.

[10] Hopper, Hedda (May 10, 1955). "Story of 'Roomful of Roses' Seems to Have Some Thorns".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. b5.

[walt-11] McGilligan, Patrick (1991).Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s.University of California Press. p. 243.

[12] "Diana Dors Signed by R.K.O.".New York Times.May 25, 1956. p. 26.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

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