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Cast

Ronald Reagan
as Drake McHugh

Ann Sheridan
as Randy Monoghan

Robert Cummings
as Parris Mitchell

Charles Coburn
as Dr. Henry Gordon

Betty Field
as Cassandra Tower

Claude Rains
as Dr. Alexander Tower

Judith Anderson
as Mrs. Harriet Gordon

Nancy Coleman
as Louise Gordon

Kaaren Verne
as Elise Sandor

Maria Ouspenskaya
as Mme. Von Eln

Harry Davenport
as Col. Skeffington

Ernest Cossart
as Pa Monoghan

Pat Moriarity
as Tom Monoghan

Ilka Gruning
as Ann the Maid

Minor Watson
as Sam Winters

Ann E. Todd
as Randy, as a girl

Ludwig Stossel
as Dr. Berdoff

Erwin Kalser
as Mr. Sandor

Egon Brecher
as Dr. Candell

Ann Todd
as Randy as a Child

Douglas Wheat
as Drake as a Child

Scotty Beckett
as Parris as a Child

Mary Thomas
as Cassandra as a Child

Joan Duval
as Louise as a Child

Danny Jackson
as Benny Singer

Henry Blair
as Willie

Dan Jackson
as Benny Singer

Leah Baird
as Aunt Mamie

Eden Gray
as Mrs. Tower

Julie Warren
as Poppy Ross

Mary Scott
as Ginny Ross

Bertha Powell
as Esther

Walter S. Baldwin
as Deputy Constable

Jack Mower
as Freight Conductor

Frank Mayo
as Conductor

Thomas W. Ross
as Patterson Lewes

Frank Milan
as Teller

Hank Mann
as Livery Stable Keeper

Fred Kelsey
as Bill Hockinson

Herbert Heywood
as Arnold Kelly

Emory Parnell
as Harley Davis

Douglas Croft
as Drake, as a boy

Elizabeth Valentine
as Nurse

Ludwig Hardt
as Porter

Hattie Noel
as Gordon's Maid

Hermine Sterler
as Secretary

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Critic Reviews for Kings Row

Audience Reviews for Kings Row

• Nov 15, 2013

  Reagan's leap to stardom through this? Well its okay. It's a bit too much like a soap opera but we have passable acting with neurotic folks throughout.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Jan 13, 2013

  Based on a dark, soapy bestselling novel, this is definitely one of Ronald Reagan's best performances, if not THE best. Like "Peyton Place", the original novel focused on the dark secrets underlying an outwardly nice, moral, family-oriented town. Unfortunately, unlike "Peyton Place," the subject matter had to be way watered down to get past the censors at the time this was made, leaving one of the key storylines - a doctor's incestuous relationship with his daughter - so vague that the first time I saw this film prior to reading the book, I didn't understand what was going on with that subplot. The other weird thing about this movie is that Kings Row manages to have not one, but TWO messed-up doctors: one's the aforementioned incest committer (played by Claude Rains) and the other (played by Charles Coburn) is a sadist who enjoys amputating limbs and wreaking vengeance on patients he doesn't like. Reagan plays "Drake", a dashing rich party-boy who falls victim to the sadistic doc but then manages to have a decent life thanks to the tender mercies of his childhood friend "Randy" (Ann Sheridan), the girl literally from the wrong side of the tracks. I thought Reagan and Sheridan pretty much carried the film, with the other main part, their friend "Parris" (Robert Cummings) finishing a very distant third. As someone else noted, the amputation theme was timely due to WWII even though this book is set in an earlier era. A decent soap opera for its time, but not quite as good as the book due to all the controversial (for then) issues that had to be presented very obliquely or left out entirely.. 5 Stars
  Bruce B Super Reviewer
• Mar 18, 2008

  Good film could have been great with better male leads, the female stars are excellent though.
  jay n Super Reviewer

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