The Whistle at Eaton Falls

The Whistle at Eaton Falls
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Leo Rosten (Additional Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Lemist Esler Virginia Shaler
Story by	Lawrence Dugan (as Lawrence J. Dugan) Leonard Heath (as Leonard Heidman)
Based on	(An orig story suggested and developed from the research of) J. Sterling Livingston
Produced by	Louis De Rochemont
Starring	Lloyd Bridges Dorothy Gish
Cinematography	Joseph C. Brun
Edited by	Angelo Ross
Music by	Louis Applebaum
Color process	Black and white
Production companies	Louis De Rochemont Associates RD-DR Corporation
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 2, 1951 (1951-08-02)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Whistle at Eaton Falls (also known by the alternative title Richer Than the Earth) is a 1951 American social drama film ^[1] directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Gish. ^[2]

Plot

A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.

Cast

• Lloyd Bridges as Brad Adams
• Dorothy Gish as Mrs. Doubleday
• Carleton Carpenter as Eddie Talbot
• Murray Hamilton as Al Webster
• James Westerfield as Joe London
• Lenore Lonergan as Abbie
• Russell Hardie as Dwight Hawkins
• Helen Shields as Miss Russell
• Doro Merande as Miss Pringle
• Diana Douglas as Ruth Adams
• Anne Francis as Jean London
• Anne Seymour as Mary London
• Ernest Borgnine as Bill Street
• Arthur O'Connell as Jim Brewster
• Parker Fennelly as Issac
• Donald McKee as Daniel Doubleday
• Robert A. Dunn as Rev. Payson (as Rev. Mr. Robert A. Dunn)

Production

The film was going to be directed by Pat Jackson but the producers changed the script and he disliked the changes. ^[3]

References

1. "The Whistle at Eaton Falls". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
2. Greco p. 171
3. "Pat Jackson interview" (PDF). British Entertainment History Project. 22 March 1991.

Bibliography

• Greco, Joseph (1999). The File on Robert Siodmak in Hollywood, 1941–1951. Universal-Publishers. ISBN   978-1-58112-081-3.

External links

• The Whistle at Eaton Falls at IMDb
• The Whistle at Eaton Falls at the TCM Movie Database
• The Whistle at Eaton Falls at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films