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Kings Row

Play trailer Poster for Kings Row 1942,  2h 7m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
In the 1890s, friends from both sides of the tracks in the village of Kings Row look for love despite the barriers of family and class. Aspiring doctor Parris Mitchell (Robert Cummings) loves the mysterious Cassandra Tower (Betty Field), despite her dark family secrets. Drake McHugh (Ronald Reagan) loses his trust fund and must go to work, but when his legs are amputated after an accident, his depression colors his relationship with feisty working-class girl Randy Monaghan (Ann Sheridan).

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Otis Ferguson The New Republic Feb 18, 2022
In spite of overlength, [Kings Row] has a nice apportionment of dramatic qualities. Go to Full Review
James Agee TIME Magazine Feb 27, 2018
Potent, artful cinema. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 13, 2020
9/10
While several of the lesser ideas, such as pity and revenge, aren't demonstrated with as much tact, the sweeping melodrama is still a winning formula. Go to Full Review
Jose Maria Santos Cine-Mundial Sep 12, 2019
A film of very high quality that you won't easily forget. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 26, 2008
B
The film that made the future President Reagan a movie star. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 19, 2006
A-
Sam Wood's Oscar-nominated small-town tale is one of the darkest melodramas Hollywood made in the 1940s, full of neurotic personalities and perverse secrets. Go to Full Review
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Feb 1, 2019 The best movie quote ever spoken: "Where's the rest of me?!" And the best movie score ever composed!
Albus Jul 16, 2017 ***CAST-WORTHY TEAR JERKER: REAGAN, SHERIDAN, CUMMINGS, COBURN, FIELD & RAINS!!!***
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Kings Row

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Cast & Crew

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Sam Wood

Director

Ann Sheridan

Randy Monaghan

Ronald Reagan

Drake McHugh

Bob Cummings

Parris Mitchell

Betty Field

Cassandra "Cassie" Tower

Claude Rains

Dr. Alexander Q. Tower

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Kings Row

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1890s, friends from both sides of the tracks in the village of Kings Row look for love despite the barriers of family and class. Aspiring doctor Parris Mitchell (Robert Cummings) loves the mysterious Cassandra Tower (Betty Field), despite her dark family secrets. Drake McHugh (Ronald Reagan) loses his trust fund and must go to work, but when his legs are amputated after an accident, his depression colors his relationship with feisty working-class girl Randy Monaghan (Ann Sheridan).
Director
Sam Wood
Screenwriter
Henry Bellamann, Casey Robinson
Distributor
Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 1942, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Mono
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