Our Town

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Our Town

Released Jun 13, 1940

1h 30m

Drama

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For the residents of Grover's Corners, daily life proceeds at a predictable pace. The milkman (Stuart Erwin) arrives like clockwork, the neighbors perpetually gossip about nothing and children contemplate their future. Two of these children, George (William Holden) and Emily (Martha Scott), fall in love as adults and, despite last-minute nerves, get married. Their happiness does not last, however, as Emily dies during the birth of a child. Returning as a ghost, she ponders her existence.

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John Kinloch

California Eagle

Our Town is the dramatic mother lode. Indisputably, this is a great motion picture.

Oct 29, 2019

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Dated, yes. But it still catches in the throat. Nostalgic, loving, happy, sad.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 17, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Sam Wood's film version is as experimental and stylized as Thornton Wilder's play, one of the most enduring but also misunderstood plays in American history.

Rated: B+

Dec 24, 2006

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Jul 10, 2004

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Michelle Alexandria

Eclipse Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2003

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Eric Lurio

Greenwich Village Gazette

Pretty good, but did Wilder know Wood screwed up the ending?

Rated: 3/5

Dec 12, 2003

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James G

One of the great cinematic classics of Hollywood to which is added the somber and moving Aaron Copland soundtrack, a gem in its own right of American 20th century music. The film revolves around the lives of generations of people in a small, undistinguished American town, their joys, triumphs and tragedies and does so with great authenticity and power.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Jeff S

Homey retrospective about the so-called little things in life and some that aren't so little.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/09/24

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Audience Member

Absolutely beautiful & meaningful that most people now days can &/or would never understand! Too bad u can't turn back the hands of time?!? DEF a movie worth watching & offering ur opinion so others who haven't seen it would hopefully enjoy it also!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Blobbo X

Our Town make Blobbo blubber. Great score, too. (Not sure why common copy's sound so muddled, though.)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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steve d

This may be the best version of Our Town, but it is still Our Town.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

A beautiful film for older folks. Alas, the young people might fail to see the warmth, genius, and morality of this film. Martha Scott has a wholesome attractiveness. Aaron Copeland's music is a joy. Our Town combines life, death, marriage, family, morality, religion, and God. One of my favorite films.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Synopsis

For the residents of Grover's Corners, daily life proceeds at a predictable pace. The milkman (Stuart Erwin) arrives like clockwork, the neighbors perpetually gossip about nothing and children contemplate their future. Two of these children, George (William Holden) and Emily (Martha Scott), fall in love as adults and, despite last-minute nerves, get married. Their happiness does not last, however, as Emily dies during the birth of a child. Returning as a ghost, she ponders her existence.

Director: Sam Wood
Producer: Sol Lesser
Screenwriter: Thornton Wilder, Frank Craven, Harry Chandlee
Production Co: Sol Lesser Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 1940, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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