Our Town (1940): Cast
Our Town is a 1940 romantic drama directed by Sam Wood, starring William Holden as Georges Gibbs, Guy Kibbee and Thomas Mitchell. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Sam Wood
- Original language
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English - Studio
- United Artists
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Our Town About?
The premise of Our Town without spoilers.
Their love affair was the talk of the town, set against a slowly changing small New Hampshire community in the early 20th century. The film follows the intertwined lives of the residents, portraying birth, love, loss and death as the close‑knit village evolves.
Our Town Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- new hampshire
- narration
- 1900s
- small town
- reference to appendicitis
- horse drawn wagon
- family farm
- graveside service
- reference to suicide
- milk wagon
- wedding ceremony
- home delivery milk wagon
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- episodic structure
- scene during opening credits
- talking to the camera
- marriage engagement
- in laws
- narrator on screen
- neighbor neighbor relationship
- teenage boy carries a teenage girl's books
- family relationships
- husband wife relationship
- father son relationship
- father daughter relationship
- mother son relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- brother sister relationship
- actor recreates his stage role
- actress recreates her stage role
- back from the dead
- united states of america
- hampshire
- screenplay co adapted by author
- year 1901
- reference to the louisiana purchase
- year 1904
- voice over inner thoughts
- church choir
- year 1913
- fictional town
- based on a stage play
- birth
- uncle
- death
- teenage girl
- teenage boy
- giving birth
- baby
- near death experience
- train
Our Town Cast & Characters
William Holden leads the cast as Georges Gibbs, with Guy Kibbee as Mr. Webb and Thomas Mitchell as Doc Gibbs. Directed by Sam Wood; 22 actors are credited in all.
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Director Sam Wood
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William Holden as Georges Gibbs -
Guy Kibbee as Mr. Webb -
Thomas Mitchell as Doc Gibbs - Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Ferguson, the wedding minister
Also Starring in Our Town
· 18 more- Spencer Charters Constable
- Dan White Wedding Guest Talking to Constable
- Stuart Erwin Howie Newsome
- Beulah Bondi Mrs Webb
- Tom Drake Best Man at Wedding
- Fay Bainter Mrs Gibbs
- Martha Scott Emily Webb
- Frank Craven Mr. Morgan
- Doro Merande Mrs. Soames
- Ruth Tobey Rebecca Gibbs
- Paula Lane
- Dix Davis Joe Crowell
- Arthur Allen Professor Willard
- Tim Davis Si Crowell
- Philip Wood Simon Stimson
- Douglas Gardner Wally Webb
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More from Sam Wood
More films directed by Sam Wood, best-rated first: Gone with the Wind, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Beyond the Rocks and Ambush.
Our Town Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Sinfonía de la vida” and “Notre village”.
- Also known as
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- Sinfonía de la vida
- Notre village
- Une petite ville sans histoire
- La nostra città
- Unsere kleine Stadt
- Notre ville
- A mi kis városunk
- 小城月夜
- El nostre poble
- Vår lilla stad
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Our Town FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Our Town, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Our Town?
Our Town runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Our Town released?
Our Town was released on May 24, 1940.
Who directed Our Town?
Our Town was directed by Sam Wood.
More films by Sam Wood Who is in the cast of Our Town?
Our Town stars William Holden as Georges Gibbs, Guy Kibbee as Mr. Webb and Thomas Mitchell as Doc Gibbs, among 22 credited actors.
Does Our Town have a post-credit scene?
No. Our Town has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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