King’s Row
Monday, February 8th, 2010Released - April, 1942 
Directed By - Sam Wood
Starring – Ann Sheridan (Randy Monaghan), Robert Cummings (Parris Mitchell), Ronald Reagan (Drake McHugh), Betty Field (Cassandra Tower), Charles Coburn (Dr. Henry Gordon), Claude Rains (Dr. Alexander Tower), Judith Anderson (Mrs. Harriet Gordon).
Description – A powerful drama set in a midwestern town just before World War I that tells the intertwined story of its citizens. The story concerns itself particularly with two young men Parris Mitchell, and Drake McHugh.
Revealed through the growing years of these two men will be the corruption and moral decay that lurks behind the peaceful facade of this serene community. There are many difficult facts that must be dealt with including challanges, tragedies, social pressures, and dark secrets.
It’s all there; just under the surface of small town America.
NOTABLE: This motion picture received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Sam Wood), and Best Cinematography, Black and White.
This film was Ronald Reagan’s most notable role and was the inspiration for the title of his 1965 autobiography ‘Where’s the Rest of Me?’
There were problems with the Hays Code regarding this film, as they strongly objected to any reference to incest, homosexuality, nymphomania, and euthenasia.
The town depicted is based on Fulton, Missouri; the actual home of the novel’s author Henry Bellamann.
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