All the Way Home is a 1963 drama film directed by Alex Segal and starring Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle, and Michael Kearney. The plot is about a young boy and his mother dealing with the sudden death of his father. It was based on the 1957 James Agee novel A Death in the Family,[3] and the 1960 Tad Mosel play All the Way Home.[4]
| All the Way Home | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Alex Segal |
| Screenplay by | Philip Reisman Jr. |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | David Susskind |
| Starring | Jean Simmons Robert Preston Pat Hingle Aline MacMahon Thomas Chalmers |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Edited by | Lora Hays |
| Music by | Bernard Green |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97–107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $650,000[1] or $1 million[2] |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (June 2021) |
Cast
edit- Jean Simmons as Mary Follett
- Robert Preston as Jay Follett
- Pat Hingle as Ralph Follett
- Aline MacMahon as Aunt Hannah
- Thomas Chalmers as Joel
- John Cullum as Andrew
- Helen Carew as Mary's mother
- Ronnie Claire Edwards as Sally
- John Henry Faulk as Walter Starr
- Mary Perry as Great-aunt Sadie
- Lylah Tiffany as Great-great-grandmaw
- Edwin Wolfe as John Henry
- Michael Kearney as Rufus Follett
- David Huddleston (uncredited)
Release
editThe film was screened at the first New York Film Festival in Philharmonic Hall on September 14, 1963. It had its official premiere at the Tennessee Theatre on October 17, 1963.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ E. A. (Aug 29, 1962). "'NO STRINGS' SOLD TO FILM COMPANY". New York Times. ProQuest 116252463.
- ^ "Jack Grossberg Lams on Susskind". Variety. 21 November 1962. p. 11.
- ^ Agee, James (1957). A Death in the Family (1st ed.). New York City: McDowell, Obolensky Inc. ASIN B0006AV5JE.
- ^ Mosel, Tad (1961). All the Way Home: A Drama in Three Acts (Acting ed.). New York City: Samuel French, Inc. ASIN B0007DKA82.
- ^ "Official Preem Oct. 17, For 'All Way Home'". Variety. September 18, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Knoxville News Sentinel east Tennessee movie making all the way home
Further reading
edit- Paul F. Brown, Rufus: James Agee in Tennessee, Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 422 pages, 2018. ISBN 1621904245. The book's appendix details the making and premiere of the film All the Way Home.
External links
edit- All the Way Home at the TCM Movie Database
- All the Way Home at IMDb
- All the Way Home at Rotten Tomatoes
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