Hilda Crane

Hilda Crane (1956)

I want to live like a man... and still be a woman!

After two failed marriages, a disillusioned woman returns to her hometown to start life anew.

Date of release
1956-05-08
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama
Director
Philip Dunne

Casting

Interesting facts

Hilda Crane is a 1956 American drama film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Philip Dunne and produced by Herbert B. Swope Jr. from a screenplay adapted by Dunne from the play by Samson Raphaelson. The music score was by David Raksin and the cinematography by Joseph MacDonald. The film was made in Technicolor and Cinemascope.

Production

In September 1955, the play was among six properties that 20th Century Fox purchased from the Charles Feldman Group (the others included The Wayward Bus, Lonely Steeple, Tender Mercy, Bernadine and Heaven Knows, Mr Allison).

In November 1955, 20th Century Fox announced that it had purchased the film rights and that the movie would be written and directed by Phillip Dunne. The film was produced by Herbert Swope, his first film since coming from television.

The film initially was announced for Susan Hayward'. In December, the role went to Jean Simmons. Dunne was the screenwriter on three previous 20th Century Fox epic films which star Simmons, The Robe (1953), Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) and The Egyptian (1954).

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