White Banners (1938)

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Movie Info

This film stars Claude Rains as a chemistry professor who invents an icebox that requires no ice. The invention is stolen, throwing Rains and his faithful assistant Jackie Cooper into a deep depression. Through the influence of Rains' cheery housekeeper, Rains and Cooper create an even more advanced refrigeration device.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama
Directed By:

Edmund Goulding
Written By:

Cameron Rogers, Abem Finkel, Lenore J. Coffee
In Theaters:

Jan 28, 1938 wide
Runtime:

88 minutes
Studio:

Warner Bros.

Cast

Fay Bainter
as Hannah Parmalee

Claude Rains
as Paul Ward

Jackie Cooper
as Peter Trimble

Bonita Granville
as Sally Ward

Henry O'Neill
as Sam Trimble

Kay Johnson
as Marcia Ward

James Stephenson
as Thomas Bradford

J. Farrell MacDonald
as Dr. Thompson

William Pawley
as Joe Ellis

John Ridgely
as Charles Ellis

Mary Field
as Hester

Edward McWade
as Sloan

Preston S. Foster

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Critic Reviews for White Banners

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Exemplifies its own themes of honest diligence and warm-hearted communalism, making it much more memorable than some grander, fussier productions of the same period.

Nov 13, 2005 | Rating: B | Full Review…