Kings Row

Kings Row
Kings Row
	Movie poster
Directed by	Sam Wood
Screenplay by	Casey Robinson
Based on	Kings Row; 1940 novel; by Henry Bellamann
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis (executive producer)
Starring	Ann Sheridan; Robert Cummings; Ronald Reagan; Betty Field; Charles Coburn; Claude Rains; Judith Anderson; Maria Ouspenskaya
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Edited by	Ralph Dawson
Music by	Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 2, 1942 (New York City);
Running time	127 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$1,081,698
Box office	$5,093,000

Kings Row is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from a best-selling 1940 novel of the same name by Henry Bellamann.^[4]^[5] The musical score was composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the cinematographer was James Wong Howe. The supporting cast features Charles Coburn, Claude Rains, Judith Anderson and Maria Ouspenskaya.

^ ^a ^b H. Mark Glancy, "MGM Film Grosses, 1924–1948: The Eddie Mannix Ledger," Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television, 12, no. 2 (1992), pp. 127–43
^ Ed. Rudy Behlmer Inside Warner Bros (1935–1951), 1985 p 208
^ ^a ^b Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ Variety film review; December 24, 1941, page 8.
^ Harrison's Reports film review; December 27, 1941, page 208.