Driftwood (1947)
Heart-Warming!
An orphan helps a doctor fight an epidemic in a small western town, in one of Allan Dwan’s closely observed studies in Americana.
- Date of release
- 1947-09-15
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Director
- Allan Dwan
Casting
- Ruth Warrick — Susan Moore
- Walter Brennan — Murph
- Dean Jagger — Dr. Steve Webster
- Charlotte Greenwood — Mathilda
- Natalie Wood — Jenny Hollingsworth
- Jerome Cowan — Mayor Snyder
- Margaret Hamilton — Essie
- Francis Ford — Abner Green
- H.B. Warner — Rev. Hollingsworth
- Howland Chamberlin — Prosecuting attorney
- Hobart Cavanaugh — Judge Beckett
- Mary Field — Mrs. White
Interesting facts
Driftwood is a 1947 American drama film produced and directed by Allan Dwan and starring Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger and Charlotte Greenwood. The movie also features Natalie Wood as a little orphan girl who adopts a collie. It was produced by Republic Pictures, the largest Hollywood company outside the major studios, as a more prestigious release than the low-budget westerns and crime films that Republic specialized in.
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