Wilson (1944)
Wilson (1944)
DRAMA AND SPECTACLE UNPARALLELED! ENTERTAINMENT UNDREAMED OF! 12,000 PLAYERS! 200 MIGHTY SCENES! TOLD TO THE TUNE OF 87 BELOVED SONGS!
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.

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Cast

Alexander Knox Alexander Knox As: Woodrow Wilson
Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald As: Edith Bolling Galt
Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell As: Joseph Tumulty
Ruth Nelson Ruth Nelson As: Ellen Wilson
Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke As: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
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Storyline

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.


Tagline: DRAMA AND SPECTACLE UNPARALLELED! ENTERTAINMENT UNDREAMED OF! 12,000 PLAYERS! 200 MIGHTY SCENES! TOLD TO THE TUNE OF 87 BELOVED SONGS!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 01 August 1944

Country: US

Runtime: 154m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions

Budget: $2,995,000

Revenue: $2,000,000

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Cast

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Woodrow Wilson

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Edith Bolling Galt

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Joseph Tumulty

Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson

Ellen Wilson

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Professor Henry Holmes

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

William Gibbs McAdoo

William Eythe

William Eythe

George Felton

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Eleanor Wilson

Ruth Ford

Ruth Ford

Margaret Wilson

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Josephus Daniels

Madeleine Forbes

Madeleine Forbes

Jessie Wilson

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Dr. Cary Grayson

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Colonel House

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Premier Georges Clemenceau

Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke

Helen Bones

Stanley Logan

Stanley Logan

Robert Lansing, Secretary of State

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

William Jennings Bryan

Paul Everton

Paul Everton

Judge Westcott (uncredited)

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Edward Sullivan

James Rennie

James Rennie

Jim Beeker

Clifford Brooke

Clifford Brooke

Prime Minister David Lloyd George

Tonio Selwart

Tonio Selwart

Count Von Bernstorff

John Ince

John Ince

Senator Watson

Charles Miller

Charles Miller

Senator Bromfield

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Reporter (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Missouri Delegate (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Italian Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)

John Davidson

John Davidson

Princeton Team Doctor (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Reporter (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Orator (uncredited)

William Forrest

William Forrest

Minor Role (uncredited)

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

White House Usher (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Smith (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Minor Role (uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

William Yetter Sr.

German Delegate (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Secretary (uncredited)

Gladden James

Gladden James

Redfield (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Reporter (uncredited)

George Macready

George Macready

William McCombs (uncredited)

Directed By

Henry King

Henry King

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

René Hubert

René Hubert

Costume Design

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Makeup Artist

Sound

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

James Basevi

James Basevi

Art Direction

Wiard B. Ihnen

Wiard B. Ihnen

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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