Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

"She loved them and left them...but she always did right by them"

1933 1h 13m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 5

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.

“She loved them and left them...but she always did right by them”

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Cast

Wynne Gibson
Agnes 'Aggie' Appleby
Charles Farrell
Adoniram 'Schlumpy' Schlump / Red Branahan
William Gargan
Red Branahan
Zasu Pitts
Sybby 'Sib'
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)
Betty Furness
Evangeline
Blanche Friderici
Aunt Katherine
Bud Geary
Prison Guard with Mail (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Sandrich
Writers: Edward Kaufman, Humphrey Pearson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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93 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 Mark Sandrich, shot by J. Roy Hunt. 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 Roy Webb. 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 Basil Wrangell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Wynne Gibson and Charles Farrell and William Gargan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She loved them and left them...but she always did right by them".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Sandrich directs. J. Roy Hunt behind the camera. Roy Webb scores. Basil Wrangell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
293 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mark Sandrich, shot by J. Roy Hunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Basil Wrangell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Wynne Gibson and Charles Farrell and William Gargan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She loved them and left them...but she always did right by them".
9IMDB entry: tt0023744 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.