Driftwood (1947)

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Allan Dwan directs the family-oriented drama Driftwood, starring nine-year-old Natalie Wood. Orphan Jenny Hollingsworth (Wood) is found in a rural small town in Nevada that is ravaged by Rocky Mountain fever. She meets the local doctor, Steve Webster (Dean Jagger), who is working on a research project. Steve plans on leaving the girl with his girlfriend, Susan Moore (Ruth Warrick), while he goes to San Francisco to do research. However, {Jenny}'s dog attacks a little boy and gets taken away by

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Allan Dwan

Written By: Mary Loos, Richard Sale

On DVD: Aug 18, 1998

Cast

James Bell
Sheriff Bolton
Walter Brennan
Murph
Dean Jagger
Dr. Steve Webster
Hobart Cavanaugh
Judge Beckett
Natalie Wood
Jenny
Howland Chamberlain
Hiram Trumbell
Francis Ford
Abner Green
Charlotte Greenwood
Mathilda
Teddy Infur
Lester Snyder
James Kirkwood
Rev. MacDougal
Alan Napier
Dr. Adams
Ray Teal
Perkins
H.B. Warner
Rev. Hollingsworth
Ruth Warrick
Susan
Ellen Corby
Jerome Cowan
Mayor Snyder
Margaret Hamilton
Essie Keenan

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Family comedy-drama about little girl offers lively education lessons on science and society.

June 26, 2011 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

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Sweet, sometimes overly sweet, homespun drama with a cast of veterans making it all palatable. Not really very deep but still a nice version of small town life at midcentury. Jerome Cowan plays an all too real life character very well, the officious politician who is really just a small minded jerk.

January 29, 2011