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Movie Info

In 1919, Hannah Parmalee (Fay Bainter) becomes the housekeeper for the family of science teacher Paul Ward (Claude Rains). Struggling to invent an iceless icebox, Paul takes Hannah's advice and invites young student Peter Trimble (Jackie Cooper) to help him. They work together and perfect a prototype, but Peter's poor judgment leads to its theft by mechanics who claim it as their own work. Meanwhile, Hannah keeps an eye on the teen boy, who doesn't know he's the child she gave up for adoption.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Edmund Goulding
Producer:

Hal B. Wallis, Henry Blanke
Runtime:

1h 28m

Cast & Crew

Claude Rains
Paul Ward

Fay Bainter
Hannah

Jackie Cooper
Peter Trimble

Bonita Granville
Sally Ward

Henry O'Neill
Sam Trimble

Kay Johnson
Marcia Ward

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Critic Reviews for White Banners

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It takes a good deal of explanation to cover this situation, but it is worked out smoothly, and eventually everything comes out sunny side up.

October 11, 2019 | Full Review…

Ann Ross
Maclean's Magazine
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.

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

Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks
Good acting goes a long way in covering up many of the film's plot holes.

March 4, 2003 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for White Banners

Mar 27, 2008

Hokey old drama elevated by the exceptionally strong lead performance of Fay Bainter who even manages to outshine Claude Rains.

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