Summary
Home Town Story is an American film first released in 1951,
directed by Arthur Pierson.
The film stars Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, Marjorie Reynolds, Alan Hale Jr. and Marilyn Monroe.
It has also been released under the title: Hometown Story.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Arthur Pierson
- Script: Arthur Pierson
- Photo: Lucien N. Andriot
- Music: Louis Forbes
- Cast: Jeffrey Lynn (Blake Washburn), Donald Crisp (John MacFarland), Marjorie Reynolds (Janice Hunt), Alan Hale Jr. (Slim Haskins), Marilyn Monroe (Iris Martin), Barbara Brown (Mrs. Washburn), Melinda Plowman (Katie Washburn), Renny McEvoy (Leo, the Taxi Driver), Glenn Tryon (Ken Kenlock), Byron Foulger (Berny Miles), Griff Barnett (Uncle Cliff Washburn), Virginia Campbell (Phoebe Hartman), Harry Harvey (Andy Butterworth), Nelson Leigh (Dr. Johnson), Speck Noblitt (Motorcycle officer), Dorothy Adams (Hospital Nurse), John Alvin (Jimmy), John Archer (Don), Hugh Beaumont (Bob MacFarland), Robert Carson (Reporter at Airport), Alden ’Stephen’ Chase (Reporter at Airport), Richard Crane (Don), Bess Flowers (Arriving Barbeque Room patron), Robert Foulk (Electric Company Worker), Bradford Hatton (Police Radio Dispatcher), Tom Keene (Abbott, Bob’s campaign manager), Nolan Leary (Spectator at Mine Disaster), George Magrill (Electric Company Worker), Hank Mann (Pedestrian Outside Newspaper Office), Matt McHugh (Waiter), Eddie Parks (Dudley, the Chef), Hal Taggart (Barber), Ray Teal (Complaining electrical worker), Arthur Tovey (Nightclub Dance Extra)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 61 min; B&W
- Aka: Hometown Story
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