Kings Row
1942 · Movie · NR · 127 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
In a small American town around the turn of the century, five friends grow from childhood into adulthood as whispered scandals and private troubles surface. As loyalties are tested and the town’s polished image cracks, they face hard choices that could reshape their futures and their bonds.
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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-02-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (44 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, old-school small-town drama about friendship, romance, and dark secrets, with a sweeping, emotional tone; Not for you if you dislike melodrama or sprawling stories like Rebecca.
Pros: gripping small-town secrets; strong ensemble acting; emotional friendship focus | Cons: heavy melodrama; crowded, rambling plot; uneven pacing
Themes
- small town
- based on novel or book
- friends
- inheritance
- doctor
- childhood friends
- turn of the century
- 1900s
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1943 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ann Sheridan
as Randy Monaghan
Robert Cummings
as Parris Mitchell
Ronald Reagan
as Drake McHugh
Betty Field
as Cassandra Tower
Charles Coburn
as Henry Gordon
Claude Rains
as Alexander Tower
Judith Anderson
as Harriet Gordon
Nancy Coleman
as Louise Gordon
Kaaren Verne
as Elise Sandor
Maria Ouspenskaya
as Madame von Eln
Directed by Sam Wood