Babbitt (1934 film)

Babbitt
Directed by	William Keighley
Written by	Mary C. McCall, Jr. Tom Reed (adaptation) Niven Busch (adaptation) Ben Markson (additional dialogue)
Based on	Babbitt 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff (uncredited)
Starring	Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	Jack Killifer
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	December 8, 1934 (1934-12-08)
Running time	74-75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Babbitt is a 1934 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis directed by William Keighley and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Claire Dodd. The screenplay is about a staid small-town businessman who gets ensnared in shady dealings.

Cast

• Aline MacMahon as Myra Babbitt
• Guy Kibbee as George F. Babbitt
• Claire Dodd as Tanis Judique
• Maxine Doyle as Verona Babbitt
• Glen Boles as Ted Babbitt
• Minor Watson as Paul F. Reisling
• Minna Gombell as Zilla Reisling
• Alan Hale as Charlie McKelvey
• Berton Churchill as Judge Virgil Thompson
• Russell Hicks as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
• Nan Grey as Eunice Littlefield (as Nan Gray)
• Walter Walker as Luke Ethorne
• Arthur Aylesworth as Zeke
• Addison Richards as District Attorney
• Harry Tyler as Martin Gunch
• Arthur Hoyt as Willis Ivans
• Mary Treen as Miss McGoun
• Hattie McDaniel as Rosalie (uncredited)

Further reading

• Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film (2nd ed. 2005) pp 21–22; includes 1924 film.

External links

• Babbitt at IMDb
• Babbitt at the TCM Movie Database
• Babbitt at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films