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Alice Adams
Alice Adams

Alice Adams

Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!

Genres

RomanceDrama

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In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

Others

Budget

$342000

Revenue

$770000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.625/10

Release Date

23 August 1935

Country

United States of America

Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Alice Adams

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Arthur Russell

Fred Stone

Fred Stone

Virgil Adams

Evelyn Venable

Evelyn Venable

Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Walter Adams

Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Adams

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

J. A. Lamb

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Frank Dowling

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Palmer

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Mr. Palmer

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner

Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Joe Gilbert

Party Guest (uncredited)

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