Banjo on My Knee (film)

Banjo on My Knee is a 1936 American musical comedy-drama film directed by John Cromwell.^[1] The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording (Edmund H. Hansen).^[2]

Banjo on My Knee
Film poster
Directed by	John Cromwell
Written by	Harry Hamilton (novel)
Screenplay by	Nunnally Johnson
Based on	Banjo on My Knee (1936 novel)
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck Nunnally Johnson
Starring	Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Walter Brennan
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Hanson T. Fritch
Music by	Charles Maxwell
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 11, 1936 (1936-12-11)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Ernie Holley runs away on his wedding night because he thinks he has killed a wedding guest. His father Newt and his bride Pearl find him in New Orleans and persuade him to come home.

Cast

• Barbara Stanwyck as Pearl Elliott Holley
• Joel McCrea as Ernie Holley
• Walter Brennan as Newt Holley
• Buddy Ebsen as Buddy
• Helen Westley as Grandma
• Walter Catlett as Warfield Scott
• Tony Martin as Chick Bean (as Anthony Martin)
• Katherine DeMille as Leota Long (as Katherine De Mille)
• Victor Kilian as Mr. Slade
• Minna Gombell as Ruby
• Spencer Charters as Judge Tope
• Theresa Harris (uncredited) singer on dock

References

1. Sandra Brennan (2012). "Banjo on My Knee". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
2. "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

External links

• Banjo on My Knee at IMDb
• Banjo on My Knee at the TCM Movie Database
• Banjo on My Knee at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films