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{{short description|1934 film by William Keighley}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Babbitt
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| director = [[William Keighley]]
| producer = [[Samuel Bischoff]] (uncredited)
| writer = [[Mary C. McCall, Jr.]]<br />[[Tom Reed (screenwriter)|Tom Reed]] (adaptation)<br />[[Niven Busch]] (adaptation)<br />[[Ben Markson]] (additional dialogue)
| based onbased_on = {{Based on|the novel ''[[Babbitt (novel)|Babbitt]]''<br />1922 novel|[[Sinclair Lewis]]}}
| starring = [[Aline MacMahon]]<br />[[Guy Kibbee]]<br />[[Claire Dodd]]
| music = [[Leo F. Forbstein]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur L. Todd]]
| editing = [[Jack Killifer]]
| studio = [[First National Pictures]]
| distributor = First National Pictures
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'''''Babbitt''''' is a 1934 film adaptation of the [[Babbitt (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Sinclair Lewis]] directed by [[William Keighley]] and starring [[Aline MacMahon]], [[Guy Kibbee]] and [[Claire Dodd]]. AThe screenplay is about a staid small-town businessman who gets ensnared in shady dealings.
 
==Cast Plot ==
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*Aline MacMahon as Myra Babbitt
*Guy Kibbee as George F. Babbitt
*Claire Dodd as Tanis Judique
*[[Maxine Doyle]] as Verona Babbitt
*Glen Boles as Ted Babbitt
*[[Minor Watson]] as Paul F. Reisling
*[[Minna Gombell]] as Zilla Reisling
*[[Alan Hale, Sr.|Alan Hale]] as Charlie McKelvey
*[[Berton Churchill]] as Judge Virgil Thompson
*[[Russell Hicks]] as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
*[[Nan Grey]] as Eunice Littlefield (as Nan Gray)
*[[Walter Walker]] as Luke Ethorne
*[[Arthur Aylesworth]] as Zeke
*[[Addison Richards]] as District Attorney
*[[Harry Tyler]] as Martin Gunch
*[[Arthur Hoyt]] as Willis Ivans
*[[Mary Treen]] as Miss McGoun
*[[Hattie McDaniel]] as Rosalie (uncredited)
 
==External linksCast ==
*{{Imdb title|0024851|[[Aline MacMahon]] as Myra Babbitt}}
* [[Guy Kibbee]] as George F. Babbitt
*{{Tcmdb title|590|Babbitt}}
* [[Claire Dodd]] as Tanis Judique
*{{Amg title|84205}}
* [[Maxine Doyle]] as Verona Babbitt
*Aline MacMahonGlen Boles as MyraTed Babbitt
* [[Minor Watson]] as Paul F. Reisling
* [[Minna Gombell]] as Zilla Reisling
* [[Alan Hale, Sr.|Alan Hale]] as Charlie McKelvey
* [[Berton Churchill]] as Judge Virgil Thompson
* [[Russell Hicks]] as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
* [[Nan Grey]] as Eunice Littlefield (as Nan Gray)
* [[Walter Walker (actor)|Walter Walker]] as Luke Ethorne
* [[Arthur Aylesworth]] as Zeke
* [[Addison Richards]] as District Attorney
*[[ Harry Tyler]] as Martin Gunch
* [[Arthur Hoyt]] as Willis Ivans
* [[Mary Treen]] as Miss McGoun
* [[Hattie McDaniel]] as Rosalie (uncredited)
 
== References ==
[[Category:American films]]
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Black-and-white films]]
 
[[Category:Films based on novels]]
== Further reading ==
* Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. ''The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film'' (2nd ed. 2005) pp 21–22; includes 1924 film.
 
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0024851|Babbitt}}
* {{TcmdbTCMDb title|590|Babbitt}}
* {{AmgAllMovie title|84205}}
* {{AFI film|id=4046|title=Babbitt}}
 
{{William Keighley}}
 
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[[Category:Films based on American novels]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Sinclair Lewis]]
[[Category:Films directed by William Keighley]]
[[Category:First National Pictures films]]
[[Category:1934 drama films]]
[[Category:1934 films]]
[[Category:American drama films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Samuel Bischoff]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. films]]
[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
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