This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Franchot Tone, John Carroll and Walter Brennan. It received one nomination at the 14th Academy Awards, 1942.
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Screenplay by | Frederick J. Jackson (as Frederick Jackson) Seton I. Miller |
| Story by | Gilbert Gabriel (as I, James Lewis) (as Gilbert W. Gabriel) |
| Produced by | Frank Lloyd Jack H. Skirball |
| Starring | Franchot Tone John Carroll Walter Brennan |
| Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Richard Hageman |
Production company | Frank Lloyd Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The plot is derived from Gilbert W. Gabriel's 1932 story I, Jack Lewis.[1]
Premise
Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with an attractive stowaway discovered aboard their ship. This adds a romantic element to the historic journey (1810–1811) of the ship Tonquin from New York via Cape Horn to Vancouver Island in Canada, where she eventually was destroyed deliberately.
Cast
- Franchot Tone as Robert Stevens
- John Carroll as Ovide de Montigny
- Walter Brennan as Captain Jonathan Thorne
- Carol Bruce as Julie Morgan
- Nigel Bruce as Duncan MacDougall
- Paul Hurst as Second Mate Mumford
- Frank Conroy as First Mate Fox
- Leo G. Carroll as Angus 'Sandy' McKay
- Abner Biberman as Lamazie
- Sig Ruman as John Jacob Astor
- Morris Ankrum as Roussel
- Louis Mercier as Marcel La Fantasie
- Philip Charbert as Franchere, Seaman
- Ignacio Saenz as Matouna, Indian Boy
- Ray Beltram as Chief Nakoomis
Accolade
Richard Hageman was nominated at the 14th Academy Awards, 1942, for Best Music Score of a Dramatic Picture.[2]
Production notes
Main production venues were Santa Catalina Island (California) and Lake Tahoe.[3]
The ship Tonquin was represented by Metha Nelson.[4]
References
- Gabriel, Gilbert W. (1932). I, Jack Lewis (A Novel of a Dream Empire). New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company. ASIN B00085RK8M.
- "The 14th Academy Awards | 1942 – Winners & Nominees". Oscars. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- Lucie Neville Nea (1941-06-06). "by Paul Harrison . . . Hollywood's Fads, Fancies and Foibles". Imperial Valley Press, Volume 40, Number 23. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- "The Snark Redivivus". Oakland Tribune, Volume 135, Number 125. 1941-11-02. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
The Metha Nelson […] was last seen in this city [Los Angeles] in "This Woman Is Mine,"
External links
- This Woman Is Mine at IMDb
- This Woman Is Mine at the TCM Movie Database
- This Woman Is Mine at AllMovie