William Holden
George Gibbs
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Synopsis
Two neighbouring families share the daily rhythms of a New Hampshire town. As George and Emily grow up and marry, apparently ordinary moments acquire a different weight through the passage of time. Their story asks what people notice, and what they overlook, while living their lives.
Cast
DirectorsSam Wood
Inspirations
Thornton Wilder's 1938 play supplies the setting and characters. Its interest in everyday experience gives this literary adaptation a different scale from dramas driven primarily by exceptional events.
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- William Holden — Studio Publicity · Public domain
- Martha Scott — New York Sunday News · Public domain
- Fay Bainter — Bureau of Industrial Service. The bureau was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam and was widely used by those in the television industry to distribute publicity material. · Public domain
- Thomas Mitchell — NBC Television · Public domain
