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1958·NR

Wonderful Town

The Broadway smash of 1953 comes to the small screen.

MusicComedyRomance1h 53m

🍅86%

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86%

Tomatometer

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57%

Popcornmeter

7.0

TMDB

Storyline

Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures. Ruth, who's trying to make it as a writer, meets up with a sleazy newspaper writer named Chick and a kindly editor named Bob, both of whom take an interest in both her career and her.

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Details

DirectorsMel Ferber, Herbert Ross

ReleasedNov 30, 1958

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

CBS Studios

Cast

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Sherwood

Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Robert Baker

Jacquelyn McKeever

Jacquelyn McKeever

Eileen Sherwood

Joseph Buloff

Joseph Buloff

Mr. Appopolous

Dort Clark

Dort Clark

Chick Clark

Jordan Bentley

Wreck

Cris Alexander

Frank Lippencott

Michele Burke

Helen Wade

Jack Fletcher

Night Club Patron

Ted Beniades

Ted Beniades

'Speedy' Valenti

Isabella Hoopes

Mrs. Wade

Ray Weaver

Shore Patrolman

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

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Tony Rayns

RTSight & SoundJul 6, 2018

Demonstrates that it's still entirely possible to make a movie outside the framework of pop genre cinema that is engrossing, moving and, in its unassertive way, quietly entertaining.

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Wendy Ide

RTThe Times (UK)Mar 13, 2009

A purposeful, almost meditative exploration of the scars left on a people's psyche after tragedy.

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Sid Smith

RTChicago TribuneAug 15, 2008

There's a folksy majesty to Wonderful Town, born of its leisurely pace, pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow motion. It recalls a lot of rustic, independent English-language films of the '90s

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Daniel Kasman

RTMUBINov 17, 2017

"Wonderful Town", the promising first film by Aditya Assarat, has a great amount of outer spirit, though what it truly lacks is an expressive inner life.

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Information

Title

Wonderful Town

Released

Nov 30, 1958

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Status

Released

Studio

CBS Studios

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