Si Adam avait su… (1942)
Tommy Turner est un gentil professeur d'anglais un peu borné enseignant dans une université dans laquelle plusieurs professeurs ont été licenciés parce qu'ils étaient soupçonnés d'être communistes. Inconscient du danger, Turner confie à un étudiant qu'il compte lire à sa classe, à des fins de prose littéraire, une lettre écrite par l'anarchiste Bartolomeo Vanzetti. L'étudiant en question publie alors un article séditieux dans le journal de l’université, dans lequel il raconte la chose et glorifie Turner en écrivant qu'il est le genre de professeurs dont a besoin l'université. Le doyen l'apprend et dissuade Turner de lire la lettre. Voilà à présent notre gentil professeur dans de beaux draps : soit il fait ce qu'il a annoncé (lire la lettre en public), soit il perd son emploi. D'autre part, il doit essayer de sauver son mariage : sa femme, qu'il a quelque peu négligée, traîne en effet avec son beau, charmant et mielleux ancien petit ami…
Directeur:
Elliott Nugent
écrivains:
Stephen Morehouse Avery, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein.
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Henry Fonda as Tommy Turner |
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Olivia de Havilland as Ellen Turner |
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Joan Leslie as Patricia Stanley |
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Jack Carson as Joe Ferguson |
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Eugene Pallette as Ed Keller |
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Herbert Anderson as Michael Barnes |
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Hattie McDaniel as Cleota |
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Ivan F. Simpson as Dean Frederick Damon |
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Don DeFore as Wally Myers |
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Jean Ames as "Hot Garters" Gardner |
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Minna Phillips as Mrs. Blanche Damon |
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Regina Wallace as Mrs. Myrtle Keller |
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Frank Mayo as Coach Sprague |
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William B. Davidson as Alumnus |
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Bobby Barnes as Nutsy Miller |
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Tod Andrews as Student (uncredited) |
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Sam Ash as Trustee (uncredited) |
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Raymond Bailey as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Leah Baird as Trustee's Wife (uncredited) |
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William A. Boardway as Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
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Edwin Brian as Student (uncredited) |
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Mary Brodel as Student (uncredited) |
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Walter Brooke as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Glen Cavender as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Edward Clark as Newsdealer (uncredited) |
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Dulce Day as Football Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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Charles Drake as Student (uncredited) |
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Ann Edmonds as Student (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Football Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Golden as Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
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Eddie Graham as Photographer on Porch (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Howard Hickman as Faculty Member (uncredited) |
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George Hoagland as Rally Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Hopper as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Marijo James as Student (uncredited) |
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Reid Kilpatrick as Football Announcer (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Football Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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Audra Lindley as Student (uncredited) |
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Al Lloyd as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Arthur Loft as Trustee (uncredited) |
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Audrey Long as Student (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann as Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Maxwell as Editor (uncredited) |
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Eric Mayne as Football Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Meeker as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Ray Montgomery as Student (uncredited) |
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Will Morgan as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer as Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
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Spec O'Donnell as Gagged Student (uncredited) |
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Don Phillips as Student (uncredited) |
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Jane Randolph as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Cliff Saum as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jack Shea as Rally Spectator (uncredited) |
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Juanita Stark as Student (uncredited) |
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Dave Willock as Student in Bookstore (uncredited) |
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Joan Winfield as Student (uncredited) |
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Gig Young as Student (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Writing | James Thurber | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Elliott Nugent | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Everett Alton Brown | Sound |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Crew | Willard Van Enger | Special Effects |
| Sound | Ray Heindorf | Orchestrator |
| Production | Wolfgang Reinhardt | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Stephen Morehouse Avery | Screenplay |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Directing | Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Writing | Julius J. Epstein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philip G. Epstein | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Thomas Richards | Editor |
| Camera | Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
