The Shining Hour (1938) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Borzage |
| Producer(s) | Frank Borzage, Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | |
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The Shining Hour (1938) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Frank Borzage.
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The Shining Hour (1938)
By The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 29, 2025 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversMGM films are easily distinguished by their production values, which were top in the industry. If you turn the TV on midway through an MGM movie, you are likely to know it is an MGM movie just by the quality of the set design, the music, the costumes, the cinematography, and of course the "big name"... Read full article
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Henry Linden:
[Referring to Maggie] Hannah, isn't she all I said?
Hannah Linden: [Cattily] I'm sure she is, Henry, and more.
Henry Linden: [Sarcastically] Hannah, why don't you have all your teeth pulled out? It sometimes helps.
Judy Linden: Oh, and if they show any immediate tendency to break an important commandment, whistle, will you?
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Hannah Linden: [Cattily] I'm sure she is, Henry, and more.
Henry Linden: [Sarcastically] Hannah, why don't you have all your teeth pulled out? It sometimes helps.
Judy Linden: Oh, and if they show any immediate tendency to break an important commandment, whistle, will you?
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Facts about
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 13 February 1934 and closed in May 1934 after 121 performances. It was staged by Raymond Massey, who also starred as David Linden.
Joan Crawford specifically asked for Margaret Sullavan to play the role of Judy, despite Louis B. Mayer's warning that the accomplished stage actress could steal the picture from her. Joan replied "I'd rather be a supporting player in a good picture than the star of a bad one."
According to "Crazy Sundays" by Aaron Latham, Producer Mankiewicz thought he could rewrite any writer and after Ogden Nash had done what he thought was a "respectable job" on the script for months, the producer put his pencil to the script and finished his rewrite job in 24 hours by crossing Nash's name off the picture.
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Joan Crawford specifically asked for Margaret Sullavan to play the role of Judy, despite Louis B. Mayer's warning that the accomplished stage actress could steal the picture from her. Joan replied "I'd rather be a supporting player in a good picture than the star of a bad one."
According to "Crazy Sundays" by Aaron Latham, Producer Mankiewicz thought he could rewrite any writer and after Ogden Nash had done what he thought was a "respectable job" on the script for months, the producer put his pencil to the script and finished his rewrite job in 24 hours by crossing Nash's name off the picture.
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