The Shining Hour (1938) |
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| Director(s) | Frank Borzage |
| Producer(s) | Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Frank Borzage |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Joan Crawford(as Olivia Riley)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Joan Crawford
(as Olivia Riley)
Margaret Sullavan(as Judy Linden)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Margaret Sullavan
(as Judy Linden)
Robert Young(as David Linden)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Robert Young
(as David Linden)
Melvyn Douglas(as Henry Linden)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Melvyn Douglas
(as Henry Linden)
Fay Bainter(as Hannah Linden)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Fay Bainter
(as Hannah Linden)
Hattie McDaniel(as Belvedere)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Hattie McDaniel
(as Belvedere)
Frank Albertson(as Benny Collins)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Frank Albertson
(as Benny Collins)
Granville Bates(as Second Man on Plane)
The Shining Hour
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1938
The Shining Hour
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1938
Granville Bates
(as Second Man on Plane)
The Shining Hour Overview:
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 Quotes:
Judy Linden:
Oh, your maid got in this morning... she has already been chased by bulls.
Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden: Well, don't worry about Belvedere; by tomorrow she'll be chasing them!
Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden: Well, don't worry about Belvedere; by tomorrow she'll be chasing them!
Judy Linden:
Oh, and if they show any immediate tendency to break an important commandment, whistle, will you?
Henry Linden:
[Referring to Maggie] Hannah, isn't she all I said?
Hannah Linden: [Cattily] I'm sure she is, Henry, and more.
Hannah Linden: [Cattily] I'm sure she is, Henry, and more.
Judy Linden:
Hannah's quoting the bible again. One of these days we're going to put her in all the hotel rooms.
Henry Linden:
[Sarcastically] Hannah, why don't you have all your teeth pulled out? It sometimes helps.
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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.
Jacques Vanaire is in studio records/casting call lists in the role of "Waiter," but he did not appear or was not identifiable in the movie.
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.