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1944-08-01 Drama 2hr 34m

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.

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Storyline

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.

  • Released
    1944-08-01
  • Revenue
    $2,000,000
  • Budget
    $2,995,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 34m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions

Crew

Henry King
Director
Lamar Trotti
Writer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer

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Cast

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Woodrow Wilson
Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Edith Bolling Galt
Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Joseph Tumulty
Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson

Ellen Wilson
Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Professor Henry Holmes
Vincent Price

Vincent Price

William Gibbs McAdoo
William Eythe

William Eythe

George Felton
Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Eleanor Wilson
Ruth Ford

Ruth Ford

Margaret Wilson
Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Josephus Daniels
Madeleine Forbes

Madeleine Forbes

Jessie Wilson
Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Dr. Cary Grayson
Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy
Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Colonel House
Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Premier Georges Clemenceau
Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke

Helen Bones
Stanley Logan

Stanley Logan

Robert Lansing, Secretary of State
Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

William Jennings Bryan
Paul Everton

Paul Everton

Judge Westcott (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Edward Sullivan
James Rennie

James Rennie

Jim Beeker
Clifford Brooke

Clifford Brooke

Prime Minister David Lloyd George
Tonio Selwart

Tonio Selwart

Count Von Bernstorff
John Ince

John Ince

Senator Watson
Charles Miller

Charles Miller

Senator Bromfield
Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Reporter (uncredited)
Will Wright

Will Wright

Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Missouri Delegate (uncredited)
Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Italian Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)
John Davidson

John Davidson

Princeton Team Doctor (uncredited)
Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Orator (uncredited)
William Forrest

William Forrest

Minor Role (uncredited)
Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

White House Usher (uncredited)
Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Smith (uncredited)
Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Minor Role (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.

William Yetter Sr.

German Delegate (uncredited)
Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Secretary (uncredited)
Gladden James

Gladden James

Redfield (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Reporter (uncredited)
George Macready

George Macready

William McCombs (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-30

Had they been contemporaries, one might be forgiven for thinking that Daryll F. Zanuck owed Woodrow Wilson quite a sum of money. The 28th Pr... read more

Had they been contemporaries, one might be forgiven for thinking that Daryll F. Zanuck owed Woodrow Wilson quite a sum of money. The 28th President could hardly have written a more favourable biopic, had he penned it himself. Oscar nominated Alexander Knox is superbly cast, though, in this depiction of the rise of the academic, principled fellow to the White House. Insofar as history in concerned, however - it is pretty factually "loose", somewhat fanciful, and though an interesting assessment of America's leader during the latter stages of WWI - clearly a man of ideals and vision - the only thing it doesn't credit him with is the invention of the wheel. The production looks terrific. especially at the beginning when we are exposed to the hustings of his gubernatorial and then presidential campaigns, when the film is lively and energetic (assisted ably by Alfred Newman's score). Once ensconced in office, the pace slows to that of a snail in a bowl of treacle, and the melodrama of his rather tragic personal life ensures the story just becomes quite dull - more of a rose-tinted chronology. Brief interventions from Sir Cedric Hardwicke as arch-opponent Senator John Cabot Lodge help occasionally, but this is essentially a kindly, very long, retrospective on a man that is pretty much entirely intended for domestic, and sympathetic, consumption.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Had they been contemporaries, one might be forgiven for thinking that Daryll F. Zanuck owed Woodrow Wilson quite a sum of money. The 28th President could hardly have written a more favourable biopic, had he penned it himself. Oscar nominate...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-30

Had they been contemporaries, one might be forgiven for thinking that Daryll F. Zanuck owed Woodrow Wilson quite a sum of money. The 28th President could hardly have written a more favourable biopic, ...

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