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The Magnificent Yankee (1950)

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Louis Calhern repeats his Broadway role as Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in this 1950 cinemazation of Emmet Lavery's stage play The Magnificent Yankee. The film is for the most part confined to the Holmes home in Washington, where the good gray judge parries affectionately with his level-headed wife Fanny (Ann Harding). A steady stream of historical personages parade through the Holmes manse, including jurist Louis Brandeis (Eduard Franz) and novelist Owen Wister (Philip Ober). The death

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Drama, Classics

Nov 10, 1993

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

So inoffensive and so insignificant, it makes you wonder why a film version of Emmet Lavery's play was either desired or delivered...there's just no apparent motive.

January 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | Comment
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