B.F.'s Daughter (1948)

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1h 48min
Drama, Romance
02 Apr 1948 (USA)
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Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Writers:

John P. Marquand, Luther Davis

Stars:

Award:

Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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	Barbara Stanwyck	...	'Polly' Fulton
	Van Heflin	...	Thomas W. Brett
	Charles Coburn	...	B.F. Fulton
	Richard Hart	...	Robert S. Tasmin III
	Keenan Wynn	...	Martin Delwyn Ainsley
	Margaret Lindsay	...	'Apples' Sandler
	Spring Byington	...	Gladys Fulton
	Marshall Thompson	...	The Sailor
	Barbara Laage	...	Eugenia Taris
	Thomas E. Breen	...	Maj. Isaac Riley
	Fred Nurney	...	Jan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	John Albright	...	Attendant (uncredited)
	Harlan Briggs	...	Sam Hartle - the Caretaker (uncredited)
	Helen Brown	...	B.F.'s Nurse (uncredited)
	Alexander Cameron	...	Army Corporal - Tasmin's Jeep Driver (uncredited)
	Ruth Cherrington	...	Sedley Guest (uncredited)
	Davison Clark	...	Park Avenue Doorman (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Man at 'Hamlet' Play (uncredited)
	Gene Coogan	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
	Edwin Cooper	...	Maj. Gen. Waldron - Tasmin's Boss (uncredited)
	Boyd Davis	...	Mr. Barstow - Dinner Guest Asking Advice (uncredited)
	Hal K. Dawson	...	Marvin X. Gibson - Lecture Bureau (uncredited)
	Marcel De la Brosse	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Josette Deegan	...	Young Girl (uncredited)
	Harry Denny	...	George - the Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Lala Detolly	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jim Drum	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
	Elspeth Dudgeon	...	Mrs. Marbey (uncredited)
	Mary Jo Ellis	...	Young Girl (uncredited)
	Billy Engle	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
	Estelle Etterre	...	Sedley Guest (uncredited)
	Tom Fadden	...	S.Z. Holmquist - 4 Forks, Minnesota (uncredited)
	Jean Fenwick	...	Lady Dover (uncredited)
	Almeda Fowler	...	Sedley Guest (uncredited)
	Sig Frohlich	...	Page Boy (uncredited)
	William O. Harbach	...	Co-Pilot (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Wedding Guest / Party Guest (uncredited)
	Clarence Hennecke	...	Conductor (uncredited)
	Edna Holland	...	Maurine - B.F.'s Secretary (uncredited)
	Robert Jefferson	...	Butler (uncredited)
	Thaddeus Jones	...	Black Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
	Lisa Kirby	...	Young Girl (uncredited)
	Sidney Lawford	...	Old Man (uncredited)
	Ann Lawrence	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jack Lomas	...	Departing Train Passenger (uncredited)
	Thomas Louden	...	Old Man (uncredited)
	Vera Marshe	...	Miss Dudley (uncredited)
	Mickey Martin	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
	Frank Mayo	...	Colonel (uncredited)
	David McKim	...	Attendant (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Man at 'Hamlet' Play (uncredited)
	Rhea Mitchell	...	Assistant Secretary (uncredited)
	Ernesto Molinari	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Ralph Montgomery	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
	Matt Moore	...	Connecticut Mansion Butler (uncredited)
	Bill Neff	...	Army Captain (uncredited)
	Vincent Neptune	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Dorothy Neumann	...	Instructor with Glasses at Metropolitan (uncredited)
	David Newell	...	Army Captain (uncredited)
	Robert Emmett O'Connor	...	Conductor (uncredited)
	Anne O'Neal	...	Tasmin's Receptionist (uncredited)
	Nita Pike	...	Sedley Guest (uncredited)
	Ezelle Poule	...	Sedley Guest (uncredited)
	Allan Ray	...	Attendant (uncredited)
	Joe Recht	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
	George Spaulding	...	Fred Lovelace - U.S. Car Co. (uncredited)
	Robert Spencer	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
	Helen Spring	...	Mrs. Barstow (uncredited)
	Wyndham Standing	...	F.W. White - Ainsley's Friend (uncredited)
	Jack Stenlino	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
	William Tannen	...	Warrant Officer Operating Radio (uncredited)
	Laura Treadwell	...	Emily Lovelace (uncredited)
	Ellinor Vanderveer	...	Woman at 'Hamlet' Play (uncredited)
	Tito Vuolo	...	Mario - Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
	Geraldine Wall	...	Miss Wall - Tom's Wartime Secretary (uncredited)
	Regina Wallace	...	Mrs. Sedley (uncredited)
	Pierre Watkin	...	Joe Stewart - Brett's Boss (uncredited)
	Marek Windheim	...	Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
	Florence Wix	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Z. Leonard

Written by

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John P. Marquand	...	(novel "B.F.'s Daughter")

Luther Davis	...	(screen play)

Produced by

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Edwin H. Knopf

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producer

Music by

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Bronislau Kaper	...	(musical score)
Clifford Vaughan	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Joseph Ruttenberg

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director of photography

Editing by

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George White

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film editor

Editorial Department

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Peter Ballbusch

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montage effects

Art Direction by

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Daniel B. Cathcart
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

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Costume Design by

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Irene

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Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn	...	makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair styles designer

Production Management

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Edward Woehler

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production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bert Glazer

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assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jack D. Moore

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associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
Charles E. Wallace	...	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe

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special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Herbert Fischer	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Ed Hubbell	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Leo Monlon	...	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Charles Previn	...	conductor
Robert Franklyn	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Tess Primock

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script supervisor (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1948) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
Warner Home Video (DVD package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Polly Fulton, the only daughter of rich industrialist B.F. Fulton, is about to marry the man of her dreams, attorney Robert Tasmin, when she meets the intellectual Thomas Brett. They fall in love and soon they marry. Brett has always been opposed to the lavish lifestyle of the rich, and the anger he feels when he realizes that he has through his marriage become one of the wealthy, turns against his wife. Written by Mattias Thuresson Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	the-white-house-washington-d.c. sofa-bed marriage industrialist wealth See All (86) »
Taglines	From the Best-Selling Book ! See more »
Genres	Drama Romance
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Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S Norway:16 United Kingdom:A United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Polly Fulton (United Kingdom) L'indomptée (France) La rebelde (Spain) A Rebelde (Brazil) A Rebelde (Portugal) See more »
Runtime	108 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$1,745,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	In Britain the letters B.F. have a vulgar connotation, so the title was changed in the U.K. to the simpler "Polly Fulton." See more »
Goofs	When B.F. is talking to Brett about providing Polly with an allowance; he places his left-hand on the desk and is holding a cigar with all the fingers wrapped around it. But on the next cut after Brett agrees with Polly's allowance; the orientation of how B.F. is holding the cigar has now changed. It is now being held between the index and middle finger. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). See more »
Soundtracks	The Wedding March See more »
Quotes	'Apples' Sandler: You can tell how a man is doing in Washington by the amount of slander they sling at him. See more »

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