Kings Row (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Sam Wood |
| Producer(s) | David Lewis (associate), Hal B. Wallis (executive) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Mystery, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Turn of the Century |
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Kings Row (1942) was a Drama - Mystery Film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Hal B. Wallis and David Lewis.
Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | James Wong Howe | Nominated |
| Best Director | Sam Wood | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Warner Bros. | Nominated |
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Kings Row (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 4, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsKings Row is apparently a good place to live. The billboard in town says as much. It’s the goings-on in?the community?that tells a different story — providing?a?conflicting more subversive view of small-town America. The story starts out with 5 children. It feels like we hardly get to kn... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: KINGS ROW (1942)
By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 28, 2017 From Virtual ViragoMixed reviews are often the hardest ones to write, and I have mixed feelings about Kings Row (1942), the Sam Wood drama adapted from the controversial novel by Henry Bellamann. I think, ultimately, the film is useful as an example of the ways the Hays Code could undermine the purpose of an artistic ... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: KINGS ROW (1942)
By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 28, 2017 From Virtual ViragoMixed reviews are often the hardest ones to write, and I have mixed feelings about Kings Row (1942), the Sam Wood drama adapted from the controversial novel by Henry Bellamann. I think, ultimately, the film is useful as an example of the ways the Hays Code could undermine the purpose of an artistic ... Read full article
Kings Row (1942)
By Beatrice on Aug 21, 2014 From Flickers in TimeKing’s Row Directed by Sam Wood Written by Casey Robinson from the novel by Henry Bellamann 1942/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Ronald Reagan is the best thing about this film. ?It’s another highly-rated drama that I wish I liked more that I do. The story takes place in ... Read full article
Kings Row (1942)
By Angela on Mar 23, 2011 From Hollywood RevueBack at the turn of the last century, Kings Row was thought to be a picture-perfect small town.? But just like Peyton Place and Twin Peaks, Kings Row has got a very dark side.? The movie begins in 1890 when all the main characters are just children.? Parris Mitchell (Robert Cummings) and Drake McHug... Read full article
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Quotes from
Drake McHugh: Randy, Randy - Where's the rest of me...?
Dr. Alexander Q. Tower: In the 13th Century, man was happier and more comfortable in his world than he is now. I'm speaking of psychic man and his relationship with his whole universe.
Parris Mitchell: I get it, sir. Everything was so simple then
Dr. Alexander Q. Tower: That was it, Parris. That was it. But in this modern complicated world, man breaks down under the strain, the bewilderment, disappointment, and disillusionment. He gets lost, goes crazy, commits suicide. I don't know what's going to happen to this world in the next hundred years or so, but I can guarantee you life isn't going to get any simpler. Worry and doubt bring on a bellyache. Mankind's building up the biggest psychic bellyache in history.
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In the scene when Dr. Gordon and Col. Skeffington are first investigating the death of Cassie Tower and her father, the constable asks Dr. Gordon when coming out of the room where presumably Cassie was, if there were "anything else," to which Gordon replies, "Just something about the girl." Dr. Gordon then glowers at Drake McHugh from behind as Drake tells his made-up story (to protect Parris) about plans he (Drake) had with Cassie to run away. This is the only reference in the movie to Cassie's being pregnant, despite the fact that Dr. Gordon's assumption as to whom was the father is obviously what primarily led to the retribution later taken against Drake. Why the pregnancy was never mentioned is up for speculation: a part of the irony build into the script, or an issue with movie code of the time, or what.
Ida Lupino and Olivia de Havilland both rejected the role of Cassandra.
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