The Revolt of Mamie Stover (film)

The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Original film poster
Directed byRaoul Walsh
Screenplay bySydney Boehm
Based onThe Revolt of Mamie Stover
1951 novel
by William Bradford Huie
Produced byBuddy Adler
StarringJane Russell
Richard Egan
Joan Leslie
Agnes Moorehead
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byLouis R. Loeffler
Music byHugo Friedhofer
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox
Release date
  • May 11, 1956 (1956-05-11)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$2 million (US rentals).[2] $2 million (European)

The Revolt of Mamie Stover is a 1956 American DeLuxe Color romantic drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Sydney Boehm, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie. The picture stars Jane Russell and Richard Egan, with Joan Leslie, Agnes Moorehead, and Michael Pate, and was filmed in CinemaScope. The music was by Hugo Friedhofer and the cinematography by Leo Tover, with costume design by Travilla.

This adaptation downplays the novel's critique of Hollywood and the film industry.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250
  2. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957