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Cass Timberlane

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A judge in a small Minnesota town, Cass Timberlane (Spencer Tracy) is cultured and enjoys a sterling reputation. When he falls for working-class girl Jinny Marshland (Lana Turner) and they get married, his life begins to unravel. Jinny grows restless and starts having an affair with Cass' friend Bradd Criley (Zachary Scott), a younger lawyer, leaving the judge heartbroken and betrayed. So when she attempts to return to Cass, their relationship might be irreparably damaged.

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James Agee TIME Magazine 03/02/2018
Should refine the judgment of readers who did not like the Sinclair Lewis novel, but thought that it would make a good movie script, anyhow. It doesn't. Go to Full Review Virginia Graham The Spectator 07/03/2018
Over-long, but to my mind never tedious. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 06/03/2023 The central romance doesn't work so it is hard for the film to do so. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 12/10/2018 Cass Timberlane is a decent film. It is about Judge Cass Timberlane who marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks.Spencer Tracy and Lana Turner give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. George Sidney did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and romance. See more 10/04/2012 Lana Turner is never lovelier. See more 10/04/2012 good melodrama/rom-com See more 04/29/2012 It's a movie that proves we can work through the adversities that society puts us up against. See more 04/15/2012 I love Spencer Trace movies but this one is a sleeper. This film drags on, has a good storyline but could have been written better. In the opening scene we see Cass Timberlane denying a divorce and stating what marriage should mean to two people. As the movie progresses his own marriage falls apart. In the closing scene when he takes Jinny his wife back he see a hint of his values on marriage coming through from the opening scene See more Read all reviews
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George Sidney

Director

Spencer Tracy

Cass Timberlane

Lana Turner

Virginia "Jinny" Marshland

Zachary Scott

Bradd Criley

Tom Drake

Jamie Wargate

Mary Astor

Queenie Havock
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Synopsis A judge in a small Minnesota town, Cass Timberlane (Spencer Tracy) is cultured and enjoys a sterling reputation. When he falls for working-class girl Jinny Marshland (Lana Turner) and they get married, his life begins to unravel. Jinny grows restless and starts having an affair with Cass' friend Bradd Criley (Zachary Scott), a younger lawyer, leaving the judge heartbroken and betrayed. So when she attempts to return to Cass, their relationship might be irreparably damaged.
Director
George Sidney
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Screenwriter
Donald Ogden Stewart
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 6, 2010
Runtime
1h 59m