Babbitt is an American 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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