Alice Adams (1935) | |
| Director(s) | George Stevens |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic) |
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Alice Adams Overview:
Alice Adams (1935) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by George Stevens and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Booth Tarkington published in 1921.
SYNOPSIS
A small-town girl (Hepburn) attempts to climb the social ladder in a midwestern town. Hiding her reduced circumstances from her rich but unassuming beau (MacMurray), she alienates both friends and family. A mild melodrama based on the 1921 novel by Booth Tarkington. Silent version released in 1923.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1935 --- Ceremony Number 8 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Katharine Hepburn | Nominated |
| Best Picture | RKO Radio | Nominated |
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A Mulher que Soube Amar / Alice Adams (1935)
By L? on May 11, 2016 From Critica RetroA Mulher que Soube Amar / Alice Adams (1935) Se voc? gosta de cinema cl?ssico, j? deve ter ouvido falar do renascimento da carreira de Katharine Hepburn em 1940, dois anos depois de ela ter sido chamada de “veneno de bilheteria”. Mas talvez voc? n?o saiba que este foi o segundo re... Read full article
Alice Adams (1935) (2)
By Beatrice on May 22, 2013 From Flickers in TimeAlice Adams Directed by George Stevens 1935/USA RKO Radio Pictures First viewing This romantic drama made me get pretty darn misty. ?Katharine Hepburn plays Alice Adams, daughter of a working class family, who hides her origins under a facade of “quality” and a nervous laugh. ?Her moth... Read full article
Review: Alice Adams (1936)
By benobrian on Jan 2, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsIn Alice Adams a young fresh-faced Katharine Hepburn plays, not surprisingly, Alice Adams. Alice is ashamed of her wretchedly middleclass family and her every thought and action is trained toward her ultimate goal: to marry into the upper echelon of her small Midwestern town. Alice resides in South ... Read full article
Alice Adams (1)
By RBuccicone on Jul 26, 2012 From MacGuffin MoviesAlice Adams (1935) ???? History paints Katharine Hepburn as anything but a?delicate, girlish sort, and the woman is often discussed as an ideal feminist. In Alice Adams, a young Hepburn does indeed embody a sort of feminist part, but it is hidden beneath so thick a mask of social properness and fema... Read full article
Alice Adams (1935) (1)
By Lindsey on Mar 23, 2012 From The Motion PicturesAlice Adams (1935): 3/5 Alice Adams is an early-ish Katherine Hepburn film. Hepburn herself seems very young and fanciful, despite the fact that she was in her late 20s when it was filmed. (via silverscreenaffair.blogspot) Her character, Alice, is a young social climber who hopes to woo a rich bache... Read full article
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Quotes from
Virgil Adams: Did she break any of our things?
J. A. Lamb: I've lived long enough to know that circumstances can beat the best of us - yes, the best of us.
[first lines]
Florist: Good afternoon.
Alice Adams: Yes, I'd like to buy a corsage, something nice to wear to the party.
Florist: Yes. Ooh, that's the - that's the Palmer party, I suppose.
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Facts about
The original script ending followed the ending of the novel, in which Alice grows up and gets a job - she does not get Arthur in the end. Katharine Hepburn and George Stevens both much preferred this ending, but the studio made Stevens film a happier ending in which Alice and Arthur end up together, which is seen in the final cut.
'Katherine Hepburn' credits director George Stevens for her change in the public's perception, by helping her, in "Alice Adams", portray more warmth and vulnerability than she had ever shown previously.
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