Freckles (1935 film)

Freckles
Theatrical poster for film
Directed byEdward Killy
William Hamilton
Charles Kerr (assistant)
Screenplay byDorothy Yost
Story byMary Mayes (adaptation)
Based onthe novel, Freckles
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Produced byPandro S. Berman
William Sistrom (associate)
StarringTom Brown
Virginia Weidler
CinematographyRobert de Grasse
Edited byDesmond Marquette
Music byAlberto Colombo
Production
company
Release date
  • October 4, 1935 (1935-10-04) (US)[1]
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Freckles is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Killy and William Hamilton from a screenplay written by Dorothy Yost, adapted by Mary Mayes from Gene Stratton-Porter's 1904 novel of the same name. Two earlier adaptations of Stratton-Porter's novel had been produced, the first by Paramount in 1917, and the second in 1928 by FBO, both were also titled Freckles. This 1935 version was released by RKO Radio Pictures (which had been formed by the merger of FBO and KAO) on October 4, and stars Tom Brown, Virginia Weidler, and Carol Stone.

  1. ^ "Freckles: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.