The Magnificent Yankee (1950 film)

The Magnificent Yankee
Directed byJohn Sturges
Written byEmmet Lavery (play)
Francis Biddle
Produced byArmand Deutsch
StarringLouis Calhern
Ann Harding
Eduard Franz
Philip Ober
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Edited byFerris Webster
Music byDavid Raksin
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • December 20, 1950 (1950-12-20) (Los Angeles)
  • January 18, 1950 (1950-01-18) (New York)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$639,000

The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 American biographical film directed by John Sturges and starring Louis Calhern, Ann Harding, Eduard Franz and Philip Ober. Calhern had created the role of Holmes in the original Broadway production.

The screenplay was adapted by Emmet Lavery from his 1946 play of the same title, which had been adapted from the 1942 book Mr. Justice Holmes by Francis Biddle. The story examines the life of Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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