These wilder years james cagney barbara stanwyck walter pidgeon 1956 a selfmade mans james cagney search for his illegitimate son ends at a womans barbara stanwyck home for unwed mothers. Like many of the films ive viewed for the barbara stanwyck filmography project, the cast of this film is stellar. The mgm melodrama these wilder years marked the first onscreen pairing of hollywood stars james cagney and barbara stanwyck. Lonely middleaged businessman steve bradford cagney returns to his old town in hopes of finding the son he fathered 20 years earlier. After 20 years, cagney, now a selfmade big wheel in steel. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
These wilder years is a 1956 american drama film directed by roy rowland and starring james cagney and barbara stanwyck. With james cagney, barbara stanwyck, walter pidgeon, betty lou keim. After 20 years, middleaged steel magnate steve bradford cagney has decided to return to his hometown to take care of some unfinished business. The wealthy yet unfulfilled steve bradford james cagney decides its time to atone for a troubling event. These wilder years is a minor entry in the later stages of the great james cagneys career. James cagney and barbara stanwyck are starring, alongside walter pidgeon, betty lou keim, don dubbins and edward andrews. Director roy rowlands approach is workmanlike and reasonably effective, but it cannot transform the material the way that sirk could when at his best. These wilder years is a fairly typical 1950s tearjerker, a douglas sirk film without sirks strangely appealing directorial hand to guide it.
Determined to find the son he fathered while still in high school, he tangles with orphanage director ann dempster stanwyck, who refuses to give him the young mans name. Frank fentons screenplay is manipulative to the extreme, and strangely cold perhaps. Cagney plays a man seeking to find the boy he gave up for adoption twenty years previously with stanwyck as the head of the orphanage involved. Watch these wilder years movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Originally titled all our yesterdays, the film was to have starred debbie reynolds as the young unwed mother.
Much as i adore both barbara stanwyck and james cagney, this film is a real snooze, and one. Derekfme pure quality and genius from start to finish. These wilder years 1956 08171956 us drama 1h 31m user score. Successful middleaged businessman steve bradford returns to the town where he attended college many years previously. George ulrich 20121228 these wilder years was never a widescreen movie. He returns to his old college town, where in his younger days he gave up for adoption a child he fathered out of wedlock. Buy these wilder years dvd manufactured on demand, mono sound at. The film marked the first and only onscreen pairing of hollywood stars cagney and stanwyck.
Director roy rowland drags scenes out interminably, and the overall tone of the film is far too sedate. To really appreciate this great movie, you have to get the typical cagney typecasting out of your mind. These wilder years 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A rich and powerful but lonely steel magnate james cagney embarks upon a search for the son he fathered years before. These wilder years is a deeply affecting story of a selfmade multimillionaire who realizes that he has made a terrible mistake in his life. These wilder years is a small and quiet film a melodrama that lacks the bite of say a douglas sirk movie when sirk excelled in the genre during. Released 1956, these wilder years stars jamescagney, barbarastanwyck, walterpidgeon, betty loukeim the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Everyone plays their part perfectly, direction is flawless and a top notch script. A story of a mans search for the illegitimate son he had abandoned 20 years previously. This 1956 drama was written for the screen by frank fenton, based on the story by ralph wheelwright.
Much as i adore both barbara stanwyck and james cagney, this film is a real snooze, and one to miss. These wilder years 1956, a film by roy rowland theiapolis. These wilder years is a film directed by roy rowland with james cagney, barbara stanwyck, walter pidgeon, betty lou keim, year. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. These wilder years original theatrical trailer youtube. He leaves his board of directors in charge and makes it known that if theres an emergency, he cant be reached and somebody else will have to handle it. These wilder years movie posters from movie poster shop. These wilder years 1956 with james cagney classic film. These wilder years roy rowland, 1956 james cagney plays steve bradford, an executive who, for once, takes time off for himself to take care of some unfinished business. These wilder years movie trailer and videos tv guide. A steel tycoon james cagney, having achieved all in life, decides to search for the illegitimate son he gave up during his youth.
Overview of these wilder years, 1956, directed by roy rowland, with james cagney, barbara stanwyck, walter pidgeon, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. It is the story of a businessman who tries to find the illegitimate son he gave up to an orphanage many years ago. The story depicted in the film has the potential for a lot of heart, but it moves along at a leisurely pace without a twist or a turn that. These wilder years also known as quegli anni selvaggi is a drama film directed by roy rowland, released in the usa on august 17 of 1956. Its a fine movie but needs to pick up the pace a little and maybe add more spark to the plot. His conscience has been bothering him since whilst a student. These wilder years 1956 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. These wilder years manufactured on demand, mono sound on. See the full list of these wilder years cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. These wilder years is a 1956 drama film directed by roy rowland, and starring james cagney and barbara stanwyck. In my book this is one the best cagney films i have seen.
Determined to find the son he fathered while still in high school, he tangles with orphanage. These wilder years seemed to be in trouble from the start. These wilder years marked the first and only onscreen pairing of hollywood stars cagney and stanwyck. These wilder years is a small and quiet film a melodrama that lacks the bite of say a douglas sirk movie when sirk excelled in the genre during the 1950s. A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago. It is most notable for being the one and only teaming between him and the also great barbara stanwyck. Low key but effective social drama about adoption which has at its center the first ever teaming of cagney and stanwyck very late in their careers. James cagney and barbara stanwyck shine in their only screen pairing, a powerful story of loss and regret costarring walter pidgeon.
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