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Another Part of the Forest (1948)
Director: Michael Gordon
Writers: Lillian Hellman (play), Vladimir Pozner (screenplay)
Cast: Fredric March, Dan Duryea, Edmond O'Brien, Ann Blyth, John Dahl
Genre: Drama
Another Part of the Forest is a prequel to the popular play and Bette Davis movie, The Little Foxes (1941). This was also written by the same author, Lillian Hellman who wrote it for the stage in 1946.
The movie tells how the devious Hubbard family got to be so devious and rich. It's set in the old south after the Civil War in 1880. We see some of the Hubbard family members from The Little Foxes when they were younger. And we're introduced to the patriarch of the family, Marcus Hubbard played by the great stage and screen actor Fredrick March.
Returning to this prequel is Dan Duryea who had previously played Oscar Hubbard's slimy son Leo. Here Duryea plays the younger Oscar with the same conniving sleaziness.
But the film belongs to one actor, Edmond O'Brien in his finest role. Here he plays Ben Hubbard, a man as greedy and underhanded as Bette Davis was as Regina.
This little known film packs a punch and for fans of The Little Foxes is a must see.
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Writers: Lillian Hellman (play), Vladimir Pozner (screenplay)
Cast: Fredric March, Dan Duryea, Edmond O'Brien, Ann Blyth, John Dahl
Genre: Drama
Another Part of the Forest is a prequel to the popular play and Bette Davis movie, The Little Foxes (1941). This was also written by the same author, Lillian Hellman who wrote it for the stage in 1946.
The movie tells how the devious Hubbard family got to be so devious and rich. It's set in the old south after the Civil War in 1880. We see some of the Hubbard family members from The Little Foxes when they were younger. And we're introduced to the patriarch of the family, Marcus Hubbard played by the great stage and screen actor Fredrick March.
Returning to this prequel is Dan Duryea who had previously played Oscar Hubbard's slimy son Leo. Here Duryea plays the younger Oscar with the same conniving sleaziness.
But the film belongs to one actor, Edmond O'Brien in his finest role. Here he plays Ben Hubbard, a man as greedy and underhanded as Bette Davis was as Regina.
This little known film packs a punch and for fans of The Little Foxes is a must see.
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