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Alice Adams
RomanceDrama

ALICE ADAMS

"Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!"

19351h 39m6.7 TMDb

Directed by George Stevens

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In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner.

Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Alice Adams

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Arthur Russell

Fred Stone

Fred Stone

Virgil Adams

Evelyn Venable

Evelyn Venable

Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Walter Adams

Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Adams

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

J. A. Lamb

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Frank Dowling

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.8
Complexity7.9
Humor5
Realism7.8
Action4.2
Darkness4.5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • fans of emotional, heartfelt storytelling

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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