Alice Adams
Summary:
Katharine Hepburn stars as Booth Tarkington's would-be society belle Alice Adams. The product of a family of modest means, Alice nonetheless dreams of being accepted by the "better people." Luck of luck, she meets well-to-do young Fred MacMurray at a social gathering; he is charmed by her pathetic attempts at putting on airs and accepts her invitation to dine at the Adams home. ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Katharine Hepburn - (Alice Adams)
Fred MacMurray - (Arthur Russell)
Fred Stone - (Mr. Adams)
Evelyn Venable - (Mildred Palmer)
Frank Albertson - (Walter Adams)
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Review:
Alice Adams does a credible job of transferring Booth Tarkington's popular Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to the screen, even if it adds a happier ending than the one in the book. A significant part of the credit belongs to director George Stevens, who keeps the film briskly paced without sacrificing character development and atmosphere. Fil... Continue >>
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