| B.F.'s Daughter | |
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| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Written by | Luther Davis |
| Based on | the novel B.F.'s Daughter by John P. Marquand |
| Produced by | Edwin H. Knopf |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck Van Heflin |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | George White |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper Clifford Vaughan |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,745,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,910,000[1] |
B.F.'s Daughter is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin. It was adapted from John P. Marquand's 1946 novel of the same name, about a prominent couple whose marital tensions come to a boiling point during World War II. The book was controversial for its treatment of social conflicts and adultery, but the film is a sanitized and fairly conventional love story.
The film was released in the UK as Polly Fulton, because "B.F." was a euphemism there for "bloody fool" in the 1940s.[2]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Roger Fristoe. "B. F.'s Daughter (1948)". Turner Classic Movies.