Apartment for Peggy

1948 1h 36m EN

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 9

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be who charms him into renting out his attic as an apartment for her and her husband Jason, a former GI struggling to finish college.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jeanne Crain
Peggy Taylor
William Holden
Jason Taylor
Edmund Gwenn
Prof. Henry C. Barnes
Gene Lockhart
Prof. Edward Bell
Griff Barnett
Dr. Philip Conway
Randy Stuart
Dorothy
Betty Lynn
Wife
Marion Marshall
Ruth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Seaton
Writers: George Seaton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Seaton, shot by Harry Jackson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Raksin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert L. Simpson 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

ERA

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Jeanne Crain and William Holden and Edmund Gwenn carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040104 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

George Seaton directs. Harry Jackson behind the camera. David Raksin scores. Robert L. Simpson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

178 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by George Seaton, shot by Harry Jackson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David Raksin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert L. Simpson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jeanne Crain and William Holden and Edmund Gwenn carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0040104 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.