A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember (1938)

On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.

Date of release
1938-10-14
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Garson Kanin

Casting

Interesting facts

A Man to Remember is a 1938 American drama film directed by Garson Kanin, his first film credit as a director. The picture was based on the short story Failure, written by Katharine Haviland-Taylor, and the screenplay was penned by Dalton Trumbo. The story tells of a saintly small-town doctor working under difficult circumstances somewhere in the United States after World War I. The movie is a remake of One Man's Journey (1933) starring Lionel Barrymore.

Production

The film was based on a story called Failure which had been bought by RKO. Garson Kanin had been assigned to direct a Western but Dalton Trumbo told him about Failure. Kanin read it and became enthusiastic and asked Robert Sisk if he could do that story instead. The studio agreed, although Kanin had to use a mostly unknown cast and a budget of only $119,000.

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