The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
Release Date: Sep 13, 1935 Wide
Release Date: Sep 13, 1935 Wide
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Previously filmed in 1921 and 1926, this venerable 1911 David Belasco stage play provides a good, if slightly risible, vehicle for Lionel Barrymore. Greedy businessman Peter Grimm (Barrymore) returns from the dead in spirit form to correct all the mistakes he made during his lifetime. The old man is particularly anxious to atone for forcing his adopted daughter Catherine (Helen Mack) into a marriage of convenience with his callow nephew Frederik (Allen Vincent). His mission on earth
Sep 13, 1935 Wide
Jun 12, 1991
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Lionel Barrymore
Peter Grimm -
Helen Mack
Catherine -
Edward Ellis
Dr. Andrew Macpherson -
Donald Meek
Mayor Batholomew -
George Breakston
William Van Dam -
Allen Vincent
Frederik -
James Bush
James -
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Batholomew -
Lucien Littlefield
Col. Lawton -
Greta Meyer
Marta -
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