| Kings Row | |
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Screenplay by | Casey Robinson |
| Based on | Kings Row 1940 novel by Henry Bellamann |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis (executive producer) |
| Starring | Ann Sheridan Robert Cummings Ronald Reagan Betty Field Charles Coburn Claude Rains Judith Anderson Maria Ouspenskaya |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
| Music by | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,081,698[1][2][3] |
| Box office | $5,093,000[1][3] |
Kings Row is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from a best-selling 1940 novel of the same name by Henry Bellamann.[4][5] The musical score was composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the cinematographer was James Wong Howe. The supporting cast features Charles Coburn, Claude Rains, Judith Anderson and Maria Ouspenskaya.
- ^ a b H. Mark Glancy, "MGM Film Grosses, 1924–1948: The Eddie Mannix Ledger," Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television, 12, no. 2 (1992), pp. 127–43
- ^ Ed. Rudy Behlmer Inside Warner Bros (1935–1951), 1985 p 208
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Variety film review; December 24, 1941, page 8.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; December 27, 1941, page 208.