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Directed by:
John SturgesCinematography:
Joseph RuttenbergComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Louis Calhern, Ann Harding, Eduard Franz, Philip Ober, Ian Wolfe, Richard Anderson, Jimmy Lydon, John Phillip Law, Holmes Herbert, Hugh Sanders, Dan Tobin (more)VOD (1)
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A quiet, excellent rendering of Lavery's long-running Broadway play (which also starred Calhern), THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE is the story of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and his rise to the acme of American jurisprudence. In following his career, the movie charts contemporary history, but without neglecting Holmes's personal life, particularly his touching relationship with his wife Fanny (Harding, in one of the few good roles she enjoyed at this stage of her career). Also portrayed are Louis Brandeis (Franz) and Holmes's close friend, author Owen Wister (Ober), whose literate narration never intrudes upon the drama. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Louis Calhern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/500/500013_527ae0.jpg)
Louis Calhern
USA
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Julius Caesar (1953)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
![Ann Harding](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505215_1e2b8d.jpg)
Ann Harding
USA
Best movies:
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
![Eduard Franz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407123_324d2f.jpg)
Eduard Franz
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
![Philip Ober](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247404_081cf8.jpg)
Philip Ober
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
![Ian Wolfe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228284_eaf71d.jpg)
Ian Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Richard Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269152_d35d4f.jpg)
Richard Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
![Jimmy Lydon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162711_e6560c.jpg)
Jimmy Lydon
USA
Best movies:
Life with Father (1947)
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
Island in the Sky (1953)
![John Phillip Law](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271539_ce7817.jpg)
John Phillip Law
USA
Best movies:
High Infidelity (1964)
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
The Sergeant (1968)
![Holmes Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499964_83239b.jpg)
Holmes Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Captain Blood (1935)
![Hugh Sanders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247449_12393f.jpg)
Hugh Sanders
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Storm Warning (1951)
Only the Valiant (1951)
![Dan Tobin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000164_13f7ec.jpg)
Dan Tobin
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
The Big Clock (1948)
Woman of the Year (1942)
![Bert Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256255_85bf54.jpg)
Bert Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![David McMahon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595073_a6cbba.jpg)
David McMahon
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Robert Griffin
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
The Bravados (1958)
Sherry Hall
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Brick Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Love Crazy (1941)
Larry Steers
USA
Best movies:
The Gold Rush (1925)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Selmer Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948634_afe05a.jpg)
Selmer Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Sudden Fear (1952)
![Edith Evanson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299902_e79757.jpg)
Edith Evanson
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rope (1948)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
![Harlan Warde](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299996_5b3c13.jpg)
Harlan Warde
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Caged (1950)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)