Katie Did It

"She May Have Gone Wrong but Boy!... she wasn't Bad!"

1950 1h 21m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 4

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Katherine Standish, who has been brought up in a strict manner in a prudish New England town, falls in love with a city slicker commercial artist, Peter Van Arden. The romance blossoms until Katie falls victim of some false information, and becomes convinced that Peter is already married and the father of two children.

“She May Have Gone Wrong but Boy!... she wasn't Bad!”

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Cast

Ann Blyth
Katherine Standish
Mark Stevens
Peter Van Arden
Cecil Kellaway
Nathaniel B. Wakely VI
Jesse White
Jim Dilloway
Harold Vermilyea
Merill T. Grumby
Craig Stevens
Stuart Grumby
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Priscilla Wakely
William H. Lynn
Clarence Spivvens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frederick de Cordova
Writers: Jack Henley, Oscar Brodney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frederick de Cordova, shot by Russell Metty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Gross shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ann Blyth and Mark Stevens and Cecil Kellaway carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She May Have Gone Wrong but Boy!... she wasn't Bad!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frederick de Cordova directs. Russell Metty behind the camera. Frank Gross cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Frederick de Cordova, shot by Russell Metty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Frank Gross shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ann Blyth and Mark Stevens and Cecil Kellaway carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She May Have Gone Wrong but Boy!... she wasn't Bad!".
8IMDB entry: tt0043700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Russell Metty
Editing: Frank Gross
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Katie Did It (1950)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-12-27
★ 6/10
I always found Ann Blyth to be quite a sterile actress. She had the looks, but was always just a bit too aloof. That style of delivery is perfect for this story of librarian "Katie" who is all set for a rather humdrum marriage to "Stuart" (Craig Stevens) until she encounters the live-wire "Peter" (Mark Stevens) who takes an instant shine to her, and who determines to break down her ice-barrier. Much to her chagrin she, too, begins to find this initially irritating man quite charming. When she meets a young boy in his apartment, she gets the wrong end of the stick but can he convince her of her error before she walks down the aisle with another man? Stevens, her uncle "Nathaniel" (Cecil Kellaway) and the young Jimmy Hunt ("Steven") are on quite good form, but there is just too much dialogue and the pace of the story is really very slow. The ending is always pretty clear, too. It's an easy watch to let wash over you, with just a soupçon of star quality from Blyth in her element - a sort of Jean Simmons-light.

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