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Margie (film)
Margie an outgoing teen who had a relationship with the hand-
some but dimwitted jock Johnny Green. Margie secretly
had a small crush on Johnny as well, but she was more
smitten with Ralph Fontayne, a popular professor who
taught French at her high school. Meanwhile, fellow teen
Roy Hornsdale was in love with Margie and attempted to
court her, without any luck. Her grandmother thought
he was a suitable partner for her, but Margie had more
interest in either John or Mr. Fontayne.
One day, Margie entered a debate competition. There,
she was reunited with her father, who lived apart from
her. Not much later, Margie went ice skating with her
friends, when she suddenly fell. She was helped by Mr.
Fontayne, who then realized how special Margie was.
When the homecoming dance was finally nearing,
Margie’s date Roy was not allowed to attend the dance.
Margie was devastated, but her grandmother assured her
that she had arranged a mysterious substitute.
Theatrical release poster
McSweeney contacted Margie’s father to attend the
Directed by Henry King dance with his daughter. However, before he was able to
arrive Mr. Fontayne stopped by, to tell Margie how well
Produced by Walter Morosco
she did on her latest paper.
Written by F. Hugh Herbert Margie, who did not know who was replacing Roy
Ruth McKenney as her date, mistook Mr. Fontayne for being the substi-
Richard Bransten
tute. When Fontayne explained he is merely stopping by
Starring Jeanne Crain for the compliment and that he is actually taking Miss
Palmer, who works at the school library, to the dance,
Music by Alfred Newman
Margie burst out in tears. In the end, she decided to at-
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke tend the dance anyways, escorted by her father. Fast for-
Editing by Barbara McLean ward to the present, it turns out Margie is married to
Fontayne, who now is the principal at the same high
Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film school.
Corporation
Release date(s) October 16, 1946
Cast
Running time 94 minutes
• Jeanne Crain as Marjorie ’Margie’ MacDuff
Country United States • Glenn Langan as Professor Ralph Fontayne
• Lynn Bari as Miss Isabel Palmer
Language English
• Alan Young as Roy Hornsdale
Budget $1,680,000 • Barbara Lawrence as Marybelle Tenor
• Conrad Janis as Johnny ’Johnikins’ Green
Margie is a 1946 American film directed by Henry King. • Esther Dale as Grandma McSweeney
• Hobart Cavanaugh as Mr. Angus MacDuff
Plot • Ann E. Todd as Joyce, Margie’s teenage daughter
• Hattie McDaniel as Cynthia
Starting in 1946, Margie is a housewife who looks back to
her teenage life in the 1920s. Back then, she was a joy-
ful, high-spirited girl living with her dominant but good-
hearted grandmother McSweeney. She did not have
many friends, except for her neighbor Marybelle Tenor,
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margie (film)
Production and her grandmother, located on the wall in the sitting
room.
In January 1945, 20th Century Fox paid $12,500 for a story
written by Ruth McKenney and her husband Richard
Bransten.[1] For the screenplay adaption, F. Hugh Herbert
References
used elements from the film Girls’ Dormitory (1936).[1] [1] ^ "Notes for Margie (1946)". Turner Classic Movies.
The male lead was initially offered to Cornel Wilde, http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/
but he refused it and was put on suspension by the stu- title.jsp?stid=82900&category=Notes. Retrieved
dio.[1] Next, Richard Jaeckel was announced as the male 2010-02-03.
lead, but he was eventually replaced by Glenn Langan. [1]
Set decorations include the 1794 Thomas Lawrence
painting, Pinkie, which can be seen in the home of Margie
External links
• Margie (film) at the Internet Movie Database
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Categories:
• English-language films
• 1946 films
• 20th Century Fox films
• American films
• Films directed by Henry King
• Films set in the 1920s
• Films set in the 1940s
• Films shot in Technicolor
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