The Remarkable Andrew
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| The Remarkable Andrew | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stuart Heisler |
| Written by | Dalton Trumbo |
| Based on | The Remarkable Andrew by Dalton Trumbo |
| Produced by | Richard Blumenthal |
| Starring | Brian Donlevy William Holden Ellen Drew Montagu Love |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | March 5, 1942 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Remarkable Andrew is a 1942 film directed by Stuart Heisler and written by Dalton Trumbo, based on his 1941 novel of the same name. It stars Brian Donlevy and William Holden.[1]
Plot[]
Young Andrew Long has three interests in life; working as hard as he can as a bookkeeper at his city council, his fiancée Peggy Tobin and the study of American History with a hero worship of President and General Andrew Jackson. When Long discovers the municipal books don't add up and money is missing the guilty corrupt parties aim to discredit then imprison him. Long finds his saviour when General Jackson returns to Earth to help him with aid of several other Founding Fathers of the United States.
Cast[]
- Brian Donlevy as General Andrew Jackson
- William Holden as Andrew Long
- Ellen Drew as Peggy Tobin
- Montagu Love as General George Washington
- Gilbert Emery as Mr. Thomas Jefferson
- Brandon Hurst as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
- George Watts as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
- Rod Cameron as Jesse James
- Jimmy Conlin as Private Henry Bartholomew Smith
- Richard Webb as Randall Stevens
- Spencer Charters as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
- Minor Watson as District Attorney Orville Beamish
- Clyde Fillmore as Mayor Ollie Lancaster
- Thomas W. Ross as Judge Ormond Krebbs
- Porter Hall as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
- Wallis Clark as City Treasurer R. R. McCall
- Milton Parsons as Purchase Agent Sam Savage
- Helena Phillips Evans as Mrs. Grondos
- Tom Fadden as Jake Pearl
- Harlan Briggs as Sheriff Clem Watkins
- Nydia Westman as Miss Van Buren
- Frances Gifford as Miss Halsey
- Martha O'Driscoll as District Attorney's Secretary
- Chester Conklin as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "The Remarkable Andrew (1942) - Stuart Heisler | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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- English-language films
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- 1940s fantasy-comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films scored by Victor Young
- Films based on American novels
- Films with screenplays by Dalton Trumbo
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- Paramount Pictures films
- Films about Andrew Jackson
- 1942 comedy films
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