This Woman Is Mine is a 1941 American historical adventure film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Franchot Tone, John Carroll and Walter Brennan. It received one nomination at the 14th Academy Awards, 1942. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The plot is derived from Gilbert W. Gabriel's 1932 story I, Jack Lewis.[1]
| This Woman is Mine | |
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Screenplay by | Frederick J. Jackson Seton I. Miller |
| Based on | I, James Lewis by Gilbert W. Gabriel |
| Produced by | Frank Lloyd Jack H. Skirball |
| Starring | Franchot Tone John Carroll Walter Brennan |
| Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Richard Hageman |
Production company | Frank Lloyd Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThree seafaring fur traders fall in love with an attractive stowaway discovered aboard their ship. This adds a romantic element to the historic journey (1810–1811) of the ship Tonquin from New York via Cape Horn to Vancouver Island in Canada, where she eventually was destroyed deliberately.
Cast
edit- Franchot Tone as Robert Stevens
- John Carroll as Ovide de Montigny
- Walter Brennan as Captain Jonathan Thorne
- Carol Bruce as Julie Morgan
- Nigel Bruce as Duncan MacDougall
- Paul Hurst as Second Mate Mumford
- Frank Conroy as First Mate Fox
- Leo G. Carroll as Angus 'Sandy' McKay
- Abner Biberman as Lamazie
- Sig Ruman as John Jacob Astor
- Morris Ankrum as Roussel
- Louis Mercier as Marcel La Fantasie
- Philip Charbert as Franchere, Seaman
- Ignacio Saenz as Matouna, Indian Boy
- Ray Beltram as Chief Nakoomis
- Charles Judels as Cafe Propietor
- Jay Silverheels as Indian Marauder
- Dale Van Sickel as Seaman
- George Magrill as Seaman
Accolade
editRichard Hageman was nominated at the 14th Academy Awards, 1942, for Best Music Score of a Dramatic Picture.[2]
Production notes
editMain production venues were Santa Catalina Island (California) and Lake Tahoe.[3]
The ship Tonquin was represented by Metha Nelson.[4]
References
edit- ^ Gabriel, Gilbert W. (1932). I, Jack Lewis (A Novel of a Dream Empire). New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company. ASIN B00085RK8M.
- ^ "The 14th Academy Awards | 1942 – Winners & Nominees". Oscars. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Lucie Neville Nea (1941-06-06). "by Paul Harrison . . . Hollywood's Fads, Fancies and Foibles". Imperial Valley Press, Volume 40, Number 23. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "The Snark Redivivus". Oakland Tribune, Volume 135, Number 125. 1941-11-02. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
The Metha Nelson […] was last seen in this city [Los Angeles] in "This Woman Is Mine,"
Bibliography
edit- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
edit- This Woman Is Mine at IMDb
- This Woman Is Mine at the TCM Movie Database
- This Woman Is Mine at AllMovie
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