The White Parade
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The White Parade is a 1934 film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
. It was written by Rian James
, Jesse Lasky Jr., Sonya Levien
and Ernest Pascal, from the novel by Rian James. The film was directed by Irving Cummings
.
Dedicated to "the memory of Florence Nightingale", the plot concerns the travails and romances of young women as they study to become nurses. It stars Loretta Young
and John Boles
.
The only surviving print is located at the UCLA film archive, and can be view at the Instructional Media Lab, Powell Library, after making an appointment.
The print is in rough shape; several frames are out of alignment, at times, while the whole picture looks bleached out and very fuzzy. As well, near the end of the film, a sign pops up indicating "reel 7"; fast forward and you can see the rest of the film.
This is one of two Best Picture nominees that have never been released on home video. The other is East Lynne (1931 film)
.
also appeared in The House of Rothschild the same year, which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
. The film was also nominated in the category Sound Recording (Edmund H. Hansen
).
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible not only...
. It was written by Rian James
Rian James
Rian James was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 39 films between 1932 and 1947. He was born in Eagle Pass, Texas.-Selected filmography:* Love Is a Racket * Lawyer Man...
, Jesse Lasky Jr., Sonya Levien
Sonya Levien
Sonya Levien was a Russian screenwriter. She wrote for 72 films between 1921 and 1962. She won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 1955 for the film Interrupted Melody....
and Ernest Pascal, from the novel by Rian James. The film was directed by Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings , born Irving Camisky in New York City, New York was an American movie actor, director, producer and writer....
.
Dedicated to "the memory of Florence Nightingale", the plot concerns the travails and romances of young women as they study to become nurses. It stars Loretta Young
Loretta Young
Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...
and John Boles
John Boles (actor)
-Early life:Boles was born in Greenville, Texas, into a middle-class family. He graduated with honors from the University of Texas in 1917 and married Marielite Dobbs in that same year. His parents wanted him to be a doctor and Boles studied and finally got his B.A. degree, but the stage called...
.
The only surviving print is located at the UCLA film archive, and can be view at the Instructional Media Lab, Powell Library, after making an appointment.
The print is in rough shape; several frames are out of alignment, at times, while the whole picture looks bleached out and very fuzzy. As well, near the end of the film, a sign pops up indicating "reel 7"; fast forward and you can see the rest of the film.
This is one of two Best Picture nominees that have never been released on home video. The other is East Lynne (1931 film)
East Lynne (1931 film)
A film version of East Lynne. The movie was adapted from the novel by Tom Barry and Bradley King and directed by Frank Lloyd. The film is a melodrama starring Ann Harding, Clive Brook, Conrad Nagel and Cecilia Loftus...
.
Cast
- Loretta YoungLoretta YoungLoretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...
as June Arden - John BolesJohn Boles (actor)-Early life:Boles was born in Greenville, Texas, into a middle-class family. He graduated with honors from the University of Texas in 1917 and married Marielite Dobbs in that same year. His parents wanted him to be a doctor and Boles studied and finally got his B.A. degree, but the stage called...
as Ronald Hall III - Dorothy Wilson as Zita Scofield
- Muriel Kirkland as Glenda Farley
- Astrid AllwynAstrid AllwynAstrid Allwyn was an American stage and film actress.She studied dancing and dramatics in New York and later joined a stock company. Allwyn made her Broadway debut in 1929 in Elmer Rice's Street Scene. On the strength of her performance in Once in a Lifetime, she was given film work...
as Gertrude Mack - Frank ConroyFrank Conroy (actor)Frank Parish Conroy was a British film and stage actor who appeared in many movies, notably The Little Minister, The Ox-Bow Incident, All My Sons, The Threat, The Royal Family of Broadway, The Young Philadelphians and The Day the Earth Stood Still...
as Dr. Thorne - Jane Darwell as Miss 'Sailor' Roberts
- Sara HadenSara HadenSara Haden was a character actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s through the 1950s.She was born Sarah Haden on November 17, 1899 in Galveston, Texas. Haden was the daughter of another character actress, Charlotte Walker, who was active in silent films and early talkies...
as Miss Harrington - Joyce ComptonJoyce ComptonJoyce Compton was an American actress.She was born Olivia Joyce Compton in Lexington, Kentucky and not Eleanor Hunt as is frequently erroneously stated. She had appeared in the film Good Sport with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career...
as Una Mellon - June GittelsonJune GittelsonJune Gittelson was an American film actress. She appeared in over 70 films between 1928 and 1945.-Career:Due to her rotund figure, Gittleson was often cast as a love interest who often intimidated her husband or boyfriend...
as Lou 'Pudgy' Stebbins - Polly Ann YoungPolly Ann YoungPolly Ann Young was an American film actress.Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane were her sisters, and, of the three, Polly Ann was the least successful. Between 1917 and 1941 she featured in 34 movies, some of them minor uncredited roles. Among her most notable movie roles, was as John...
as Hannah Seymour - Noel Francis as Nurse Clare
- Jane Barnes as Miss Watkins
Awards
The White Parade was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 1934. Loretta YoungLoretta Young
Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...
also appeared in The House of Rothschild the same year, which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible not only...
. The film was also nominated in the category Sound Recording (Edmund H. Hansen
Edmund H. Hansen
Edmund H. Hansen was an American sound engineer. He won two Academy Awards; one for Best Sound Recording and the other Best Visual Effects...
).