Rationing (1944): Cast
Rationing is a 1944 comedy directed by Willis Goldbeck, starring Henry O'Neill as Senator Edward White, Charles Halton and Donald Meek. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Willis Goldbeck
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Rationing About?
The premise of Rationing without spoilers.
They’ve taken the ceiling off LAUGHTER! A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
Rationing Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- world war two
- postmistress
- boarding house
- hoarder
- hoarding
- exasperation
- circumvention
- reprisal
- retribution
- middle age romance
- desperation
- deception
+38 more Show fewer
- federal agency
- rubber shortage
- vindication
- twenty year courtship
- world war one veteran
- intervention
- determination
- ruse
- reconcilation
- cranky postmistress
- resolvement
- hostility
- barber shop
- gossip
- gas station owner
- redemption
- treachery
- adopted son
- widower
- boy
- goat
- running out of gas
- widow
- husband wife relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- grocery store
- love
- name calling
- dog
- crying woman
- adoptive father adopted son relationship
- marriage engagement
- medal
- fiance fiancee relationship
- bus
- u.s. army
- waving goodbye
Rationing Cast & Characters
Henry O'Neill leads the cast as Senator Edward White, with Charles Halton as Ezra Weeks and Donald Meek as Wilfred Ball. Directed by Willis Goldbeck; 20 actors are credited in all.
- Director Willis Goldbeck
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Henry O'Neill as Senator Edward White -
Charles Halton as Ezra Weeks -
Donald Meek as Wilfred Ball -
Wallace Beery as Ben Barton
Also Starring in Rationing
· 16 more- Milton Kibbee Wright (uncredited)
- Douglas Fowley Dixie Samson
- Morris Ankrum Morgan
- Chester Clute Senator's Receptionist
- Robert Emmett O'Connor Sheriff (uncredited)
- Eddy Waller Smith (uncredited)
- Marjorie Main Iris Tuttle
- Connie Gilchrist Mrs. Porter
- Milton Parsons Hank
- Howard Freeman Cash Riddle
- Virginia Farmer Townswoman (uncredited)
- Dorothy Morris Dorothy Tuttle
- Gloria Dickson Miss McCue
- Richard Hall Teddy
- Carol Ann Beery Carol Ann
- Tommy Batten Lance Barton
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Rationing FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Rationing, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Rationing?
Rationing runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Rationing released?
Rationing was released on March 24, 1944.
Who directed Rationing?
Rationing was directed by Willis Goldbeck.
More films by Willis Goldbeck Who is in the cast of Rationing?
Rationing stars Henry O'Neill as Senator Edward White, Charles Halton as Ezra Weeks and Donald Meek as Wilfred Ball, among 20 credited actors.
Does Rationing have a post-credit scene?
No. Rationing has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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