Gentleman's Agreement

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Cast

Gregory Peck
as Phil Green

Dorothy McGuire
as Kathy Lacey

John Garfield
as Dave Goldman

Celeste Holm
as Anne Dettrey

Anne Revere
as Mrs. Green

June Havoc
as Elaine Wales

Albert Dekker
as John Minify

Jane Wyatt
as Jane Lacey

Dean Stockwell
as Tommy Green

Nicholas Joy
as Dr. Craigie

Sam Jaffe
as Prof. Lieberman

Harold Vermilyea
as Lou Jordan

Ransom Sherman
as Bill Payson

Roy Roberts
as Mr. Calkins

Kathleen Lockhart
as Mrs. Minify

Curt Conway
as Bert McAnny

John Newland
as Bill

Robert Warwick
as Weisman

Louise Lorimer
as Miss Miller

Howard Negley
as Tingler

Victor Kilian
as Olsen

Frank Wilcox
as Harry

Marilyn Monk
as Receptionist

Wilton Graff
as Maitre d'

Morgan Farley
as Clerk

Mauritz Hugo
as Columnist

Olive Deering
as Woman

Gene Nelson
as 2nd Ex-G.I

Jane Green
as Woman

Virginia Gregg
as Woman

Robert Karnes
as 1st Ex-GI in restaurant

Jesse White
as Elevator Starter

Marion Marshall
as Guest

Olive Carey
as 1st woman

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Critic Reviews for Gentleman's Agreement

Audience Reviews for Gentleman's Agreement

• Mar 15, 2014

  Well made. Peck is at his best here, and the writing and direction are excellent. The ideas presented are timeless and crucial. When we do nothing we are making a choice, often a negative one.
  Morris N Super Reviewer
• Sep 05, 2013

  We have Peck playing someone who is wronged (as opposed to helping someone who is wronged). Unlike his later portrayal of Atticus Finch, Peck doesn't really deliver in this film raising awareness of anti-Semitism. At times it is a bit paint-by-numbers.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• May 31, 2013

  A newspaperman lies and tells his co-workers that he's Jewish in order to experience prejudice. A strong performance by Gregory Peck is the main attraction to this film. That sonorous voice, his unflinching gaze, and his imperious demeanor make him the type of person who exudes integrity, and when he plays characters like Phil or Atticus Finch, actor and character become one. The film is reductive in its treatment of race/prejudice. I don't think one can truly understand prejudice by "playing Jewish." Yes, one can come close, and one can feel discriminated against in a cursory way, but I imagine that prejudice cuts deeper if one has a bone-deep connection with the discriminated against. Of course, I can't be sure. Also, the ending seemed ham-handed and maudlin, and I didn't think that what happened reflects what these people really would have done. Overall, Gregory Peck is always compelling even in films that aren't.
  Jim H Super Reviewer
• Sep 10, 2011

  Very serious piece about silent prejudice, where the usual hallmarks of bigotry are hidden under a polished but greasy veneer of smiling good manners. Ahead of its time by decades at least, the crux of the tale interestingly happens inside of a blossoming love affair between two we-know-better-than-that cosmopolitans, ably delivered by Peck and (very underrated but nuanced and shining) Dorothy McQuire.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer

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