Teenage Rebel

Teenage Rebel
Teenage Rebel
	Film poster
Directed by	Edmund Goulding
Written by	Charles Brackett; Edmund Goulding; Walter Reisch
Based on	A Roomful of Roses; 1955 play; by Edith Sommer
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Starring	Ginger Rogers ; Michael Rennie ; Mildred Natwick
Cinematography	Joseph MacDonald
Edited by	William Mace
Music by	Leigh Harline
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 1, 1956;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$985,000

Teenage Rebel is a 1956 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie and Mildred Natwick. It was nominated for two Academy Awards; Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss).^[2]^[3]

The film was an adaptation of the play A Roomful of Roses by Edith Sommer, with Betty Lou Keim and Warren Berlinger reprising their Broadway roles. Teenage Rebel was the first black-and-white CinemaScope film.^[4]

Plot

Nancy Fallon (Ginger Rogers) is a divorcee who has trouble communicating with her 15-year-old daughter Dodie (Betty Lou Keim). Left in the custody of her father (Michael Rennie), Dodie feels as though her mother has deserted her.^[5]

Cast

Ginger Rogers as Nancy Fallon
Michael Rennie as Jay Fallon
Mildred Natwick as Grace Hewitt
Rusty Swope as Larry Fallon
Lili Gentle as Gloria, teenager at the races
Louise Beavers as Willamay, Fallon's Maid
Irene Hervey as Helen Sheldon McGowan
John Stephenson as Eric McGowan, Dodie's Dad
Betty Lou Keim as Dorothy 'Dodie' McGowan
Warren Berlinger as Dick Hewitt
Diane Jergens as Jane Hewitt

Original play

The film was based on a play, A Roomful of Roses, written by Edith Sommer. It was bought for production in 1954 bu Guthrie McClintock and Stanley Gilkek.^[6] In June 1955 Patricia Neal agreed to star.^[7]

The play premiered on October 17. The New York Times said the acting was "winning" and it was "written with humanity".^[8]

Linda Darnell later made her stage debut in a production of the play in Phoenix Arizona.^[9]

Production

Film rights were purchased by 20th Century Fox before the play was even produced. In May 1955 Darryl F. Zanuck assigned the play to Sam Engel to produce.^[10]

According to writer Walter Reisch, 20th Century Fox had a commitment with Ginger Rogers and bought the play as a vehicle for her.^[11] Rogers' casting was announced in May 1956.^[12]

Reisch later said it was one of his favorite films, saying "It was a beautiful idea: a girl, the daughter of a woman who had meanwhile remarried, comes to the house to meet her new family. [Edmund] Goulding directed it. We only used the nucleus, the germ of the play, and made a lovely picture, a big success. But it was in black-and-white CinemaScope; again we couldn't get the color camera."^[11]

The film was known as Our Teenage Daughter and Dodie before Fox settled on Teenage Rebel. In June 1956 Betty Lou Kenim was cast in her stage role.^[13] Filming started in June 1956. The movie was the only film being shot on the Fox lot.^[14]

References

^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250.
^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
^ "Teenage Rebel". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
^ "Teenage Rebel (1956) – Misc Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Hal Erickson. "Teenage Rebel (1956) – Edmund Goulding – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ SAM ZOLOTOW (November 3, 1954). "LUNTS RETURNING IN PLAY TONIGHT: Edna Best and Brian Aherne Also Are Starred in Noel Coward's 'Quadrille'". New York Times. p. 35.
^ ARTHUR GELB (July 12, 1955). "STRATFORD GROUP REACHES RUBICON: American Shakespeare Fete Opens Tonight With 'Julius Caesar' as Initial Bill". New York Times. p. 21.
^ BROOKS ATKINSON (October 18, 1955). "A Roomful of Roses' Opens at Playhouse: Play by Edith Sommer Merits Bouquets Betty Lou Keim and Patricia Neal Praised". New York Times. p. 48.
^ LOUIS CALTA (July 12, 1956). "PLAY ROLE TAKEN BY LINDA DARNELL: Film Actress Signs Contract to Bow Here Next Fall in 'Harbor Lights' Garbo May Do Play Harris Goes to London". New York Times. p. 15.
^ Hopper, Hedda (May 10, 1955). "Story of 'Roomful of Roses' Seems to Have Some Thorns". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. b5.
^ ^a ^b McGilligan, Patrick (1991). Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s. University of California Press. p. 243.
^ "Diana Dors Signed by R.K.O.". New York Times. May 25, 1956. p. 26.
^ THOMAS M. PRYOR (June 15, 1956). "REPUBLIC PLANS 18 NEW PICTURES: Studio Will Resume Filming Operations in July With Low-Budget Program Columbia Signs Reinhardt". New York Times. p. 30.
^ THOMAS M. PRYOR (June 16, 1956). "PROBLEMS SLOW ACTIVITY AT FOX: Story and Talent Difficulties Keep Studio From Planned Film Production Record Tony Curtis to Star Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 12.

External links

Teenage Rebel at IMDb
Teenage Rebel at AllMovie
Teenage Rebel at the TCM Movie Database
Teenage Rebel at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[1] Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250.

[Oscars1957-2] "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.

[NY_Times-3] "Teenage Rebel". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2008.

[4] "Teenage Rebel (1956) – Misc Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[5] Hal Erickson. "Teenage Rebel (1956) – Edmund Goulding – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[6] SAM ZOLOTOW (November 3, 1954). "LUNTS RETURNING IN PLAY TONIGHT: Edna Best and Brian Aherne Also Are Starred in Noel Coward's 'Quadrille'". New York Times. p. 35.

[7] ARTHUR GELB (July 12, 1955). "STRATFORD GROUP REACHES RUBICON: American Shakespeare Fete Opens Tonight With 'Julius Caesar' as Initial Bill". New York Times. p. 21.

[8] BROOKS ATKINSON (October 18, 1955). "A Roomful of Roses' Opens at Playhouse: Play by Edith Sommer Merits Bouquets Betty Lou Keim and Patricia Neal Praised". New York Times. p. 48.

[9] LOUIS CALTA (July 12, 1956). "PLAY ROLE TAKEN BY LINDA DARNELL: Film Actress Signs Contract to Bow Here Next Fall in 'Harbor Lights' Garbo May Do Play Harris Goes to London". New York Times. p. 15.

[10] Hopper, Hedda (May 10, 1955). "Story of 'Roomful of Roses' Seems to Have Some Thorns". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. b5.

[walt-11] McGilligan, Patrick (1991). Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s. University of California Press. p. 243.

[12] "Diana Dors Signed by R.K.O.". New York Times. May 25, 1956. p. 26.

[13] THOMAS M. PRYOR (June 15, 1956). "REPUBLIC PLANS 18 NEW PICTURES: Studio Will Resume Filming Operations in July With Low-Budget Program Columbia Signs Reinhardt". New York Times. p. 30.

[14] THOMAS M. PRYOR (June 16, 1956). "PROBLEMS SLOW ACTIVITY AT FOX: Story and Talent Difficulties Keep Studio From Planned Film Production Record Tony Curtis to Star Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 12.

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