''Thru Different Eyes'' is a 1942 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by
Samuel G. Engel. The film stars
Frank Craven, Mary Howard,
June Walker,
Donald Woods,
Vivian Blaine and George Holmes. The film was released on June 19, 1942, by
20th Century Fox
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.
This film should not be confused with the 1929 Fox film ''Thru Different Eyes'', which is sometimes known by alternative titles.
Plot
District Attorney Steve Pettijohn relates the details of the murder of Jim Gardner, a banker, to a class of student attorneys.
Gardner had refused to give his wife, Constance, a divorce. She and her boyfriend, Ted Farnsworth, tried once more to change his mind when he drew a gun on them. Farnsworth leaves. Constance stays for a short time; later, Gardner is found dead. Both Constance and Farnsworth confess to protect each other.
Pettijohn’s niece, Sue, is worried about her missing boyfriend, Harry, who was last seen near the murder site. Harry is found and tells of his fight with an angry Gardner, but he insists he did not fire the fatal shot. Harry’s story is not believed; he is tried and convicted.
With time running out, Margie Pettijohn and Sue Boardman suspect everyone and search for and find new clues thus saving Harry and unmasking the real killer.
Cast
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Frank Craven as Steve Pettijohn
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Mary Howard as Constance Gardner
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June Walker as Margie Pettijohn
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Donald Woods as Ted Farnsworth
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Vivian Blaine as Sue Boardman
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George Holmes as Harry Beach
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Jerome Cowan
Jerome Palmer Cowan (October 6, 1897 – January 24, 1972) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Early years
Cowan was born in New York City, the son of William Cowan, a confectioner of Scottish descent, and Julia Cowan, née Pal ...
as Jim Gardner
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Charles Lane as Mott
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James Flavin as Thomas
*Ruth Warren as Julia
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Pat O'Malley as Coroner
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Irving Bacon
Irving Ernest Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.
Early years
Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar West Bacon (who was a teenager) and Myrtle Vane. He was born ...
as Stu Johnson
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Charles Waldron
Charles Waldron (December 24, 1874 – March 4, 1946) was an American stage and film actor, sometimes credited as Charles Waldron Sr., Chas. Waldron Sr., Charles D. Waldron or Mr. Waldron.
Early life
He was born and grew up in Waterford, New Y ...
as Doctor Whittier
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Selmer Jackson
Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson.
Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa
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as Chaplain
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Natalie Moorhead as Frances Thornton
References
External links
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1942 films
20th Century Fox films
American drama films
1942 drama films
Films scored by David Raksin
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Thomas Z. Loring
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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