Laddie

Laddie (1940)

Gene Stratton-Porter's Famous Novel

Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.

Date of release
1940-01-18
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jack Hively

Casting

Interesting facts

RKO Radio Pictures's Laddie is a 1940 American drama film starring Tim Holt, Virginia Gilmore and Joan Carroll and directed by Jack Hively. It is the third film adaptation based on Gene Stratton-Porter's novel, Laddie, A True Blue Story (1913), and previously had been filmed in 1926 and by RKO in 1935.

Production and reception

The actress Virginia Gilmore (plays Pamela Pryor) was borrowed from Samuel Goldwyn Productions. Filming had started on 1 June 1940. The film was reviewed and rated consistently rated as above average in various newspapers, film magazines and film review journals upon its release. However, the common view was that the film was overall unremarkable and was "best for the hinterlands."

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