The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour
Original Film Poster
Directed byFrank Borzage
Screenplay byJane Murfin
Ogden Nash
Based onThe Shining Hour
1934 play
by Keith Winter
Produced byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Frank Borzage (uncredited)
StarringJoan Crawford
Margaret Sullavan
Robert Young
Melvyn Douglas
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byFrank E. Hull
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc
Release dates
  • December 7, 1938 (1938-12-07) (Los Angeles)
  • January 19, 1939 (1939-01-19) (New York)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,068,000
Box office$1,367,000

The Shining Hour is a 1938 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage, based on the 1934 play The Shining Hour by Keith Winter, and starring Joan Crawford and Margaret Sullavan. The supporting cast of the MGM film features Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, Fay Bainter and Hattie McDaniel.