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Movie Info

The wealthy yet unfulfilled Steve Bradford (James Cagney) decides it's time to atone for a troubling event. He returns to his old college town, where in his younger days he gave up for adoption a child he fathered out of wedlock. He goes to the local orphanage searching for clues and meets Ann Dempster (Barbara Stanwyck), who runs the agency. Though they are drawn to one another, Ann refuses to release any information to Steve. So out of desperation he takes legal action against her.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Roy Rowland
Producer:

Jules Schermer
Writer:

Frank Fenton
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 22, 2016
Runtime:

1h 31m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

James Cagney
Steve Bradford

Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Dempster

Walter Pidgeon
James Rayburn

Betty Lou Keim
Suzie

Don Dubbins
Mark

Edward Andrews
Leland G. Spottsford

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Critic Reviews for These Wilder Years

All Critics (2) | Fresh (2)

The movie is better than you might imagine from an outline of its soap-opera story.

October 23, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
The film features for the first time, late in their careers, veteran stars James Cagney and Barbara Stanwyck.

July 11, 2013 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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Audience Reviews for These Wilder Years

Feb 23, 2018

Much as I adore both Barbara Stanwyck and James Cagney, this film is a real snooze, and one to miss. Director Roy Rowland drags scenes out interminably, and the overall tone of the film is far too sedate. Stanwyck and Cagney are for the most part pretty wooden, and when they do try to breathe life into their lines, it's with little effect. The film lacks any real emotional punch, with the exception of one scene relatively late, when the young man walks away from Cagney down the street, one of the few I really liked. Otherwise it feels like a bad made for TV movie, cheesy music and all. It's a bit of shame, since this film has the distinction that it was the only time Stanwyck and Cagney appeared together.

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