H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
Release Date: Dec 18, 1941 Wide
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MGM was doing so well in 1941 that it could afford the occasional "prestige" film with little box-office appeal. Based on the novel by J.P. Marquand, H.M. Pulham, Esq., stars Robert Young as a successful but stuffy Boston businessman. The glimmer of sadness in Young's eyes indicates that his ascension to the top was not without its cost. In flashbacks, we see how Young considered changing the track his life was on in order to marry Hedy Lamarr. After marrying his wife, however, the man never
Dec 18, 1941 Wide
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Cast
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Hedy Lamarr
Marvin Myles -
Robert Young
Harry Pulham -
Ruth Hussey
Kay Motford Pulham -
Charles Coburn
Mr. Pulham Sr. -
Van Heflin
Bill King -
Fay Holden
Mrs. Pulham -
Bonita Granville
Mary Pulham -
Douglas Wood
Mr. Bullard -
Charles Halton
Walter Kaufman -
Phil Brown
Joe Bingham -
David Clyde
Hugh the Butler -
Sara Haden
Miss Rollo -
Harry Crocker
Bob Ridge -
Leif Erickson
Rodney "Bo-Jo" Brown -
Frank Faylen
Sergeant -
Byron Foulger
Curtis Cole -
Arno Frey
German Officer -
Ava Gardner
Girl -
Connie Gilchrist
Tillie -
Walter Kingsford
Skipper -
Ottola Nesmith
Mrs. Prindle -
John Raitt
Soldier -
Anne Revere
Miss Redfern -
Sid Saylor
Preacher -
Bob Cooper
Harry as a Boy -
Grant Withers
Harvard Coach -
Earle Dewey
Chris Evans -
Douglass Newland
Sam Green -
Harry Brown
Charley Roberts -
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An MGM prestige film that was poison at the box office.
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