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Quality Street

  • 19371937
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  • 1h 23m
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6.2/10
1.2K
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Katharine Hepburn and Franchot Tone in Quality Street (1937)
ComedyDramaRomance
In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
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    • George Stevens
  • Writers
    • J.M. Barrie(by)
    • Allan Scott(screen play)
    • Mortimer Offner(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • Franchot Tone
    • Eric Blore
    • George Stevens
  • Writers
    • J.M. Barrie(by)
    • Allan Scott(screen play)
    • Mortimer Offner(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • Franchot Tone
    • Eric Blore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Katharine Hepburn
    Katharine Hepburn
    • Phoebe Throssel
    Franchot Tone
    Franchot Tone
    • Dr. Valentine Brown
    Eric Blore
    Eric Blore
    • Recruiting Sergeant
    Fay Bainter
    Fay Bainter
    • Susan Throssel
    Cora Witherspoon
    Cora Witherspoon
    • Patty
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Mary Willoughby
    Sherwood Bailey
    • William Smith
    • (uncredited)
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Lt. Spicer
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Charlotte Parratt
    • (uncredited)
    Helena Grant
    • Fanny Willoughby
    • (uncredited)
    Bonita Granville
    Bonita Granville
    • Isabella
    • (uncredited)
    Carmencita Johnson
    Carmencita Johnson
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Payne B. Johnson
    • School Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Darwood Kaye
    Darwood Kaye
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Florence Lake
    Florence Lake
    • Henrietta Turnbull
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Lynn
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Lydia McKim
    • Schoolgirl
    • (uncredited)
    Clifford Severn
    Clifford Severn
    • Arthur, a Student
    • (uncredited)
      • George Stevens
    • Writers
      • J.M. Barrie(by)
      • Allan Scott(screen play)
      • Mortimer Offner(screen play)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The Nestle produced chocolates "Quality Street" were named after J. M Barrie's play by their original manufacturer Mackintosh in 1936.
    • Goofs
      When Phoebe and Susan are talking about Mr. B., Phoebe is on a chair and Susan is sitting on a sofa a certain distance near a bonnet. But on the following cuts, Susan's sitting position keeps changing so that she is gets closer and closer to the bonnet.
    • Quotes

      Mary Willoughby: [Goes to the window and looks out] It's that impertinent recruiting sergeant. I passed him on the street yesterday. He closed one of his eyes at me, then quickly opened it again.

      [She demonstrates to the other ladies in the room]

      Mary Willoughby: I knew what he meant.

      [She looks out again and sees the recruiting officer wink at her. She quickly closes the window curtain]

    • Crazy credits
      Opening card:

      1805 England Quality Street Where a gentleman passerby is an event.

    • Connections
      Featured in George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)

    User reviews23

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    6/10
    sweet film
    "Quality Street" from 1937 stars Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Fay Bainter, and Estelle Winwood. It's directed by George Stevens, who directed Hepburn later in Woman of the Year.

    Hepburn plays Phoebe Throssel, a lovely young woman living with her spinster sister (Bainter) and surrounded by other spinsters who are neighbors in 1800. Phoebe is in love with one man, Valentine Brown -- as is pointed out in the film, other men have come calling, but Phoebe didn't want them.

    Valentine, however, is off to the Napoleonic Wars. When he returns ten years later, Phoebe and her sister have opened a school in their home. Phoebe is embarrassed at being so exhausted and believes she has lost her looks. Nevertheless, Valentine wants her to attend the homecoming ball.

    Phoebe, trying to prove something to herself, puts on a fancy dress and does her hair differently. When Valentine arrives, she introduces herself as Olivia ("Livvie"), Phoebe's niece. She gives him Phoebe's regrets, but she doesn't feel well. The two attend the ball together, where Livvy is surrounded by men. She believes that she now has a chance of Valentine proposing to Livvy. If only she can stay away from people who can expose her.

    James Barrie wrote many plays that were performed by some of theater's biggest stars at the beginning of this century so it's no wonder Hollywood made it as a movie. It still retains many of its play-like qualities.

    The character actors -- Bainter, Winwood, Eric Blore, are wonderful. Tone is very handsome though he doesn't have much to do. Though some might disagree, I felt Hepburn was somewhat miscast. Her portrayal of Phoebe/Livvie, though energetic, feels "put on" rather than organic. She was a tremendously strong actress but pulls back here - it doesn't seem natural.

    The cast must have had a great deal of patience - Stevens, known as a very nice man, was known for having actors do 40 takes of one scene; it's one reason why Montgomery Clift never worked for him again after A Place in the Sun. He just didn't have the patience for it.

    This is a charming, light film that looks stagy, but that shouldn't hurt your enjoyment of it.
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    • Release date
      • March 26, 1937 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Malibu Lake, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Black and White

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