Home Town Story

Home Town Story is a 1951 American drama film directed by Arthur Pierson and starring Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, and Alan Hale, Jr. The film features Marilyn Monroe in a small, early role. The film was backed by General Motors to promote the virtues of big business.

Home Town Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArthur Pierson
Written byArthur Pierson
Produced byArthur Pierson
Starring
CinematographyLucien N. Andriot
Edited byWilliam F. Claxton
Music by
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Produced and financed by Arthur Pierson and Dore Schary for MGM)
Release date
  • May 18, 1951 (1951-05-18)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$334,000[1]

Plot

A defeated politician, Blake Washburn, takes over as editor of a small town newspaper in an effort to get himself re-elected. His campaign is intended to be a continuing exposé of the evils of big industry, and his strategy is to publish daily screeds against enormous corporate profits that enrich shareholders.

On a school outing to an abandoned mine, Washburn's little sister is trapped in the collapse of a mine tunnel caused as the result of a disgruntled employee's negligence, and the town's industries come to her rescue. After little sister is rescued and flown in a company plane to the big city, Washburn has a change of heart and recognizes that big corporations are necessary because, "It takes bigness to do big things."

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records the film made $243,000 in the US and Canada and $91,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $195,000.[1]

References
  1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.


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