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The Corn Is Green (1945 film)

The Corn Is Green is a 1945 American drama film starring Bette Davis as a schoolteacher determined to bring education to a Welsh coal mining town despite great opposition. It was adapted from the 1938 play of the same name by Emlyn Williams, which originally starred Ethel Barrymore.

The Corn Is Green

Irving Rapper

Frank Cavett
Casey Robinson

The Corn Is Green
1938 play
by Emlyn Williams

Jack Chertok

Bette Davis
Nigel Bruce
John Dall

Sol Polito

Frederick Richards

Max Steiner

Warner Bros.

  • July 14, 1945 (1945-07-14)

115 minutes

United States

English

$1,545,000[1]

$3,649,000

John Dall and Joan Lorring were nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.[2]


In 1979, the play was adapted once again, for the made-for-television film The Corn Is Green starring Katharine Hepburn.

as Lily Cristobel Moffatt. The character was supposed to be in her 50s. To help her look the part, the 36-year-old Davis wore a gray wig and a "fat suit" that added 30 pounds (14 kg).

Bette Davis

as the Squire

Nigel Bruce

as Morgan Evans. Richard Waring was originally cast for the part, but was drafted for World War II.

John Dall

as Mr. Jones

Rhys Williams

as Mrs. Watty

Rosalind Ivan

as Miss Ronberry

Mildred Dunnock

as Glyn Thomas

Arthur Shields

Gwyneth Hughes as Sarah Pugh

Thomas Louden as Old Tom

As Wylodine

Rhoda Williams

as Bessie Watty

Joan Lorring

Rhys Williams, Rosalind Ivan, Mildred Dunnock and Gene Moss, members of the Broadway cast, reprised their roles for this film.[3]

Reception[edit]

According to financial records at Warner Bros., the film earned $2,202,000 domestically and $1,447,000 foreign.[1]

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