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When 61-year-old Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. arrives in Washington DC in 1902 to take his seat on the Supreme Court, he worries that he may be to old to achieve much. But his wife Fanny will hear no such nonsense: "It's never too late for those who love a good fight, for those who keep on looking ahead!" Fanny is right. Holmes will remain on the Court for 30 years, helping bring about momentous changes in the law of free speech, labor relations and other vital issues. But one thing would never change - the bedrock devotion Holmes and Fanny shared. Louis Calhern reprises his famed Broadway role (earning a 1950 Best Actor Oscar nomination) as the Great Dissenter in this moving, lively and often humorous biography of The Magnificent Yankee.
Original Release
12/20/1950
US Release
12/20/1950
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louis Calhern | Oliver Wendell Holmes / Oliver Wendell Holmes - The Magnificent Yankee |
Ann Harding | Fanny Bowditch Holmes |
Eduard Franz | Judge Louis Brandeis / Louis Brandeis |
Philip Ober | Narrator / Owen Wister |
Ian Wolfe | Adams |
Edith Evanson | Annie Gough |
Herbert Anderson | Baxter |
Richard Anderson | Reynolds |
Jimmy Lydon | Clinton |
John Phillip Law | Minor Role |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louis Calhern | Oliver Wendell Holmes / Oliver Wendell Holmes - The Magnificent Yankee |
Ann Harding | Fanny Bowditch Holmes |
Eduard Franz | Judge Louis Brandeis / Louis Brandeis |
Philip Ober | Narrator / Owen Wister |
Ian Wolfe | Adams |
Edith Evanson | Annie Gough |
Herbert Anderson | Baxter |
Richard Anderson | Reynolds |
Jimmy Lydon | Clinton |
John Phillip Law | Minor Role |
David Alpert | Secretary |
Arthur Anderson | Court Clerk |
Robert Board | Secretary |
Marshall Bradford | Headwaiter |
Morgan Brown | Justice |
Wheaton Chambers | Senator |
Lyle Clark | Secretary |
Dick Cogan | Reporter |
Jack Deery | Justice |
Jim Drum | Secretary |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Armand Deutsch | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1951 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1951 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1951 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |