Summary
Jennie Gerhardt is an American film first released in 1933,
directed by Marion Gering.
The film is based on a novel by Theodore Dreiser and stars Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, Mary Astor, Edward Arnold and H.B. Warner.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Marion Gering
- Script: Theodore Dreiser (novel), S.K. Lauren, Josephine Lovett, Joseph Moncure March, Frank Partos
- Photo: Leon Shamroy
- Music: Karl Hajos, Howard Jackson, John Leipold
- Cast: Sylvia Sidney (Jennie Gerhardt), Donald Cook (Lester Kane), Mary Astor (Letty Pace), Edward Arnold (Sen. Brander), H.B. Warner (William Gerhardt), Louise Carter (Mrs. Gerhardt), Rose Coghlan (Old weaver’s granddaughter), Cora Sue Collins (Vesta at age 6), Jane Darwell (Boardinghouse keeper), David Durand (Willie Gerhardt), Lillian Harmer (Midwife), Betsy Ann Hisle (Veronica Gerhardt), Dorothy Libaire (Louise Kane), Greta Meyer (Ada), Gene Morgan (Hotel clerk), Dave O’Brien (Bass Gerhardt), Frank Reicher (Old weaver), Gilda Storm (Vesta at age 17), Theodore von Eltz (Robert Kane), Walter Walker (Archibald Kane), Morgan Wallace (O’Brien), Ernest Wood (Will Whitney)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 85 min; B&W
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