Our Town is a 1940 American drama romance film adaptation of the 1938 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder, starring Martha Scott as Emily Webb, and William Holden as George Gibbs. The cast also included Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee and Frank Craven. It was adapted by Harry Chandlee, Craven and Wilder, and directed by Sam Wood.
Our Town (1940 film)
Our Town is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
1938 first edition cover from the Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division
Frank Craven as the Stage Manager in the original Broadway production of Our Town (1938)
Frank Craven, Martha Scott and John Craven in the original Broadway production of Our Town (1938)
Hal Holbrook as the Stage Manager in the 1977 television adaptation.