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The Vanishing Virginian is a 1942 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage that is based on the memoirs of Rebecca Yancey Williams and set in Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1913 to 1929.
Original Release
02/01/1942
US Release
02/01/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frank Morgan | Robert Yancey |
| Kathryn Grayson | Rebecca Yancey |
| Spring Byington | Rosa Yancey |
| Natalie Thompson | Margaret Yancey |
| Johnny Mitchell | Jim Shirley / James Weldon 'Shirley (as Douglass Newland) |
| Mark Daniels | Jack Holden |
| Elizabeth Patterson | Grandma |
| Juanita Quigley | Caroline Yancey |
| Scotty Beckett | Joel Yancey |
| Dickie Jones | Robert Yancey Jr. / Robert Yancey, Jr. |
Directors
Writers
Jan Fortune, Rebecca Yancey Williams
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frank Morgan | Robert Yancey |
| Kathryn Grayson | Rebecca Yancey |
| Spring Byington | Rosa Yancey |
| Natalie Thompson | Margaret Yancey |
| Johnny Mitchell | Jim Shirley / James Weldon 'Shirley (as Douglass Newland) |
| Mark Daniels | Jack Holden |
| Elizabeth Patterson | Grandma |
| Juanita Quigley | Caroline Yancey |
| Scotty Beckett | Joel Yancey |
| Dickie Jones | Robert Yancey Jr. / Robert Yancey, Jr. |
| Leigh Whipper | Uncle Josh |
| Louise Beavers | Aunt Emmeline |
| J.M. Kerrigan | John Phelps |
| Harlan Briggs | Mr. Rogard |
| Katharine Alexander | Marcia Marshall |
| Erville Alderson | Judge Fred Stuart |
| Myrtle Anderson | Yancey's 1929 Second Maid |
| Hooper Atchley | Juror |
| Clarence Badger Jr. | Soloist - 'Bill Bailey' number |
| King Baggot | Courtroom Spectator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frank Borzage | Producer |
| Edwin H. Knopf | Producer |
