That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl
Theatrical poster
Directed byPeter Godfrey
Screenplay byCharles Hoffman
Based onThat Hagen Girl
(1946 novel)
by Edith Kneipple Roberts
Produced byAlex Gottlieb
StarringRonald Reagan
Shirley Temple
Rory Calhoun
Lois Maxwell
CinematographyKarl Freund
Edited byDavid Weisbart
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 1, 1947 (1947-11-01)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,327,000[1]
Box office$1.5 million (US)[2] or $2,119,000[1]

That Hagen Girl is a 1947 American drama film directed by Peter Godfrey. The screenplay by Charles Hoffman was based on the novel by Edith Kneipple Roberts. The film focuses on small-town teenaged girl Mary Hagen (Shirley Temple), whom gossips believe is the illegitimate daughter of former resident and lawyer Tom Bates (Ronald Reagan). Lois Maxwell received a Golden Globe award for her performance.

  1. ^ 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 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ Variety 7 January 1948