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Ah, Wilderness! is a american film of genre Drama directed by Clarence Brown released in USA on 25 december 1935 with Wallace Beery
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 december 1935
Length 1h38
Directed by Clarence Brown
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating68%
Ah, Wilderness! is a 1935 American film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play of the same name starring Wallace Beery. The picture was shot in Grafton, Massachusetts, at the common in the center of town, and was directed by Clarence Brown. Beery plays the drunken uncle later portrayed on Broadway by Jackie Gleason, and the film features Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Spring Byington, and a young Mickey Rooney. Rooney also stars in MGM's musical remake Summer Holiday (1948).
The film holds the dubious distinction of being the first to advertise in trade papers for Academy Award nominations, depicting a cartoon of MGM's Leo the Lion holding an Oscar and proudly stating "You've given so much, Leo ... Get ready to receive!" Nevertheless, the film failed to receive a single nomination.
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En 1906, le jeune Richard Miller est sélectionné pour prononcer le discours d'entrée au lycée. Idéaliste, il tente d'y glisser quelques idées anticapitalistes, mais c'est compter sans son père, Nat, qui l'en empêche rudement. Plus tard, lors de la fête nationale, le 4 juillet, Richard s'éprend de Muriel McComber. Il lui écrit des lettres d'amour enflammées, qui ne laissent indifférents ni Muriel, ni, hélas, son père, lorsqu'il les découvre. Celui-ci oblige les jeunes gens à se séparer. Richard se saoule alors en compagnie d'une inconnue avant de trouver refuge chez son oncle Sid, un alcoolique invétéré, qui lui prodigue les conseils que lui inspira son expérience de la vie...Actors
Wallace Beery
(Uncle Sid)
Lionel Barrymore
(Nat Miller)
Mickey Rooney
(Tommy Miller)
Aline MacMahon
(Cousin Lily)
Eric Linden
(Richard Miller)
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