Sorority House

Sorority House (1939)

A young girl begins to wonder if she really fits into the upper-class sorority she's trying to join.

Date of release
1939-05-05
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 4m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
John Farrow

Casting

Interesting facts

Sorority House is a 1939 American drama film starring Anne Shirley and James Ellison. The film was directed by John Farrow and based upon the Mary Coyle Chase play named Chi House.

Production

Mary Coyle Chase wrote a play Chi House. It had not been produced when RKO bought the screen rights in April 1938 as a vehicle for Anne Shirley.

The film was originally going to star Shirley, Lucille Ball and Frances Mercer. By August, the title was changed to Sorority House and Dalton Trumbo was writing the script. Ball and Mercer do not appear in the final film.

Tim Holt was originally announced as male lead, intending to be reunited with Anne Shirley from Stella Dallas but this did not eventuate. The male lead was eventually played by James Ellison.

John Farrow was assigned to direct and filming began 7 February 1939.

Veronica Lake was cast in a small role, her first screen part. This was removed in the edit, but the experience encouraged Lake to pursue acting.

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