Anno di produzione: 1935

Stato del film: Catalogo

Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Clinton, Massachusetts, USA Grafton, Massachusetts, USA Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Genere: Comedy Drama
Lingue: English
Plot: Young idealist Richard Miller is selected as valedictorian for his New England high school commencement class of 1906 and intends to inject modern anti-capitalistic ideas into his speech. His father, Nat Miller, accidentally learns of it and interrupts Richard's speech before he can make a fool of himself. The small town later celebrates the Fourth of July with customary fireworks, picnics and the like, with Richard spending time with his girl, Muriel McComber, who promises she will allow him to kiss her one day. When Richard sends poems of love to Muriel, quoting the likes of Omar Khayyám and Swinburne, her father prevents her from ever seeing him again and forces her to write a letter denouncing him. Heartbroken, Richard drowns his sorrow in a local bar, drinking and smoking with a vamp called Belle, and comes home drunk. Alcoholic uncle Sid, who is used to the effects of liquor, nurses Richard back to sobriety, but Richard still must face the uncertain punishment of his father as he worries about his future with Muriel.
Colonna sonora: - "The Glow Worm" Written by Lilla Cayley and Paule Linke Played at the high school dance - "The Star Spangled Banner" Written by Francis Scott Key (1814) Played during the Fourth of July celebration - "After the Ball" Written by 'Charles Harris (I)' (qv) (as Charles K. Harris) (1892) Played on a player piano - "Bicycle Built for Two" Composer Unknown Played on a player piano
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