Nora Prentiss
1947
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Academy Award Outstanding Motion Picture 1943 · Nominated
Academy Award Directing 1943 · Nominated
Academy Award Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1943 · Nominated
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Kings Row is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from a best-selling 1940 novel of the same name by Henry Bellamann.
- $1,081,698
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold
- April 18, 1942
- Hal B. Wallis
Kings Row. Jump to. 3 wins & 3 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1943 Nominee Oscar. Best Picture. 1943 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. Sam Wood. 1943 Nominee Oscar. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. James Wong Howe. National Board of Review, USA. 1942 Winner NBR Award. Best Acting. Charles Coburn. Shared with: H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Ann Sheridan. Robert Cummings. Ronald Reagan. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.79. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 5.6K users. 82 User reviews. 22 Critic reviews. Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 3 nominations total.
- Bkoganbing
- 3 min
- Sam Wood
- 81
KIngs Row in the 1890's is a good clean place to live and raise a family, according to a sign at the edge of town. Parris Mitchell was orphaned at an early age and lives with his grandmother. His best friend is Drake McHugh, who is also orphaned and lives with his aunt. His other best friend is Cassandra Tower.
Thanks to the resourcefulness of screenwriter Casey Robinson (who judiciously removed the novel's suggestions of incest, homosexuality and euthanasia), Kings Row was finally able to reach the screen without sacrificing the integrity of its troubling message, earning Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and James Wong Howe's ...
- Sam Wood, Emmett Emerson, Sherry Shourds
- Ann Sheridan
Sep 19, 2013 · War pervaded the awards ceremony, March 4, 1943, for the previous year’s movies. The usual bronze, gold-plated Oscar statuettes were made of plaster.
Kings Row was nominated for three Academy Awards (including Best Picture of 1943), and is generally conceded to feature the best performance of Ronald Reagan's Hollywood career; he titled his autobiography Where's the Rest of Me?, after the key line of his most memorable (and challenging) scene in the picture.
