...One Third of a Nation...

...One Third of a Nation...
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDudley Murphy
Screenplay byOliver H.P. Garrett
Dudley Murphy
Based onOne-Third of a Nation
1937 play
by Arthur Arent
Produced byHarold Orlob
StarringSylvia Sidney
Leif Erickson
Myron McCormick
Hiram Sherman
Sidney Lumet
Muriel Hutchison
CinematographyWilliam Miller
Edited byDuncan Mansfield
Music byNathaniel Shilkret
Production
company
Dudley Murphy Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 10, 1939 (1939-02-10)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budgetunder $200,000[1] or $165,000[2]

...One Third of a Nation... is a 1939 American drama film directed by Dudley Murphy and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Dudley Murphy. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Myron McCormick, Hiram Sherman, the future director Sidney Lumet and Muriel Hutchison. The film was released on February 10, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Orlob's Astoria-Made to Precede Howard's". Variety. 14 December 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ "one third of a nation... (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  4. ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-02-11). "Movie Review - One Third of a Nation - THE SCREEN; Dudley Murphy's Film of 'One-third of a Nation' Opens at the Rivoli-'Tail Spin' at Roxy". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  5. ^ "...One Third of a Nation..." Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.