That opens the film is an very expanded version of a simple Signed release to the MGM legal department, giving the "ok"įinally, here are some interesting additions, changes, and/orĭeletions from the original book: The ketchup tasting scene The real life name of the maid was indeed Katie,Īnd the real-life Katie was alive and well and provided a Warren Sheppard, and for legal reasons the Waughops became Louis Street" even after the backlot was torn down. "Bluett" stayed as the reference name of the house on MGM's "St. John Truett began life as John "Bluett," then for legal Sally Benson wanted Lucille Ballard's name to be either Picard Name changes were made too, sometimes for legal reasons. Of the year (Sally Benson's book had been 12 chapters, one The film into four segments representing the four seasons Want to go to the fair Changing the hair color of Rose andĮsther from blonde and black to both being auburn RemovingĪ blackmail subplot involving Esther and finally, they divided To him Removing an announcement by Tootie that she did not The family's objections to the night before the planned move(Christmas Eve) heightening the tension Removing a romanceīetween Rose and Colonel Andrews (renamed Darly in the finalįilm) -only a small scene remains that hints of Rose's attraction NOT to move the family to New York from immediately after
To their grandparents in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Out scenes at Princeton University and a Smith family visit Him hang up the phone when it first rings. Smith ignorant to the goings on and having The "Warren Sheffield telephone call from New York" It was Finklehoffe and Brecher who expanded Take place in the Smith family home and it's surrounding area
FinklehoffeĪnd Brecher wisely decided that the bulk of the story should None of these treatments seemed to work, and finally Irvingīrecher & Fred Finklehoffe were given the assignment.įinklehoffe had written for several Judy Garland musicals,Īnd Brecher had written for the Marx Brothers, which seemedĪt first an odd choice to write a delicate family story.
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Of Little Women) and William Ludwig, who had writtenįor the Andy Hardy series and also Margaret O'Brien's Journey Mason (Oscar winners for their 1933 adaptation Project, including the husband-and-wife team of Victor Heerman
Written with Doris Gilbert between March 30 and May 9, 1942.īetween April and October 1942, other writers worked on the Sallyīenson herself worked on what became a 198 page treatment Several screen writers and authors took a stab at it. The story went through the screen writing process at MGM. MGM purchased the screen rights to Sally Benson's "Kensington Read about author Sally Benson and the origins of the story.
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