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Ah, Wilderness! is a 1935 American film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play of the same name starring Wallace Beery. The picture was shot in Grafton, Massachusetts, at the common in the center of town, and was directed by Clarence Brown. Beery plays the drunken uncle later portrayed on Broadway by Jackie Gleason, and the film features Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Spring Byington, and a young Mickey Rooney. Rooney also stars in MGM's musical remake Summer Holiday (1948).
The film was the first advertised in trade papers for Academy Award nominations, depicting a cartoon of MGM's Leo the Lion holding an Oscar and proudly stating "You've given so much, Leo ... Get ready to receive!" Nevertheless, the film failed to receive a single nomination.
Original Release
12/25/1935
US Release
12/25/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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Wallace Beery | Sid Miller / Uncle Sid |
Lionel Barrymore | Nat Miller |
Aline MacMahon | Aunt Lily / Cousin Lily |
Eric Linden | Richard Miller |
Cecilia Parker | Muriel McComber |
Spring Byington | Essie Miller |
Mickey Rooney | Tommy Miller |
Charley Grapewin | Dave McComber |
Frank Albertson | Arthur Miller |
Edward J. Nugent | Wint Selby / Wint |
Directors
Writers
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Eugene O'Neill
Cast
Name | Character |
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Wallace Beery | Sid Miller / Uncle Sid |
Lionel Barrymore | Nat Miller |
Aline MacMahon | Aunt Lily / Cousin Lily |
Eric Linden | Richard Miller |
Cecilia Parker | Muriel McComber |
Spring Byington | Essie Miller |
Mickey Rooney | Tommy Miller |
Charley Grapewin | Dave McComber |
Frank Albertson | Arthur Miller |
Edward J. Nugent | Wint Selby / Wint |
Bonita Granville | Mildred Miller |
Helen Flint | Belle |
Helen Freeman | Miss Hawley |
Baby Peggy | Schoolgirl at Graduation |
Harry C. Bradley | Undetermined Secondary Role - Scenes Deleted |
Tommy Bupp | Boy with Fireworks |
A.S. 'Pop' Byron | Nickolas |
Bruce Cook | Boy |
Leigh De Lacey | Mrs. McComber |
James Donlan | Salesman in Bar |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Clarence Brown | Producer |
Hunt Stromberg | Producer |