Babbitt (1934 film)

Babbitt is a 1934 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis directed by William Keighley and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Claire Dodd. The screenplay is about a staid small-town businessman who gets ensnared in shady dealings.

Plot

Cast

• Aline MacMahon as Myra Babbitt
• Guy Kibbee as George F. Babbitt
• Claire Dodd as Tanis Judique
• Maxine Doyle as Verona Babbitt
• Glen Boles as Ted Babbitt
• Minor Watson as Paul F. Reisling
• Minna Gombell as Zilla Reisling
• Alan Hale as Charlie McKelvey
• Berton Churchill as Judge Virgil Thompson
• Russell Hicks as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
• Nan Grey as Eunice Littlefield (as Nan Gray)
• Walter Walker as Luke Ethorne
• Arthur Aylesworth as Zeke
• Addison Richards as District Attorney
• Harry Tyler as Martin Gunch
• Arthur Hoyt as Willis Ivans
• Mary Treen as Miss McGoun
• Hattie McDaniel as Rosalie (uncredited)

References

Further reading

• Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film (2nd ed. 2005) pp 21–22; includes 1924 film.

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