Pilgrimage (1933 film)

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Pilgrimage
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Directed by John Ford
Written byBarry Conners
Henry Johnson
Philip Klein
Dudley Nichols
Basil Woon
I.A.R. Wylie
Starring Henrietta Crosman
Cinematography George Schneiderman
Edited byLouis R. Loeffler
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 18, 1933 (1933-08-18)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pilgrimage is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Ford. [1] Based on a short story by I.A.R. Wylie, the film stars Henrietta Crosman as an Arkansas mother who arranges for her son to be enlisted in the Army during the Great War to prevent him from marrying the woman he loves.

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The film's title refers to trips that the American Gold Star Mothers organization arranged beginning in the late 1920s, enabling mothers and widows of fallen soldiers to visit the overseas grave sites of their loved ones. [2]

Though it received positive reviews upon its release, Pilgrimage was a box office disappointment for Fox. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931–40 by The American Film Institute, c. 1993
  2. ↑ Potter, Constance. "Gold Star Pilgrimage Passports and Travel Documents for Alien Gold Star Pilgrims". The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. The United States Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pilgrimage". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Extra Review of 'Pilgrimage'". Screenland: 59. August 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ D. W. (November 25, 1934). "TAKING A LOOK AT THE RECORD". New York Times. ProQuest   101193306.
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