The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
December 20, 1950Release Date
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
December 20, 1950Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Louis Calhern
Oliver Wendell Holmes - The Magnificent Yankee
Ann Harding
Fanny Bowditch Holmes
Eduard Franz
Louis Brandeis
Philip Ober
Owen Wister
Ian Wolfe
Adams
Edith Evanson
Annie Gough
Herbert Anderson
Baxter
Richard Anderson
Reynolds
David Alpert
Secretary (uncredited)
Jimmy Lydon
Clinton
Arthur Anderson
Court Clerk (uncredited)
John Phillip Law
Minor Role
Robert Board
Secretary (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
Headwaiter (uncredited)
John Sturges
Director
Morgan Brown
Justice (uncredited)
Emmet Lavery
Writer
Francis Biddle
Writer
Wheaton Chambers
Senator (uncredited)
Armand Deutsch
Producer
Lyle Clark
Secretary (uncredited)
David Raksin
Composer
Dick Cogan
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Ruttenberg
Cinematographer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Ferris Webster
Editor
Joel Freeman
Assistant Director
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Arthur Lonergan
Art Direction
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
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The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 American biographical film adapted by Emmet Lavery from his 1946 play of the same title, which was in turn adapted from the 1942 book Mr. Justice Holmes by Francis Biddle. The story examines the life of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The film was directed by John Sturges, with stars Louis Calhern, Ann Harding, Eduard Franz, and Philip Ober. Calhern created the role of Oliver Wendell Holmes in the original Broadway production. Calhern was primarily a character actor in films and his portrayal of Holmes was his only true starring role in a sound film. A grateful Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer purchased the film rights to the play specifically for Calhern in appreciation for his consistently fine work in many supporting roles during his years with the studio.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Louis Calhern) and Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.
A Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of the same title was broadcast in 1965 starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.