One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon
Directed by	Stephen R. Roberts
Produced by	Louis D. Lighton
Screenplay by	William Slavens McNutt Grover Jones
Story by	James Hagan
Starring	Gary Cooper Fay Wray Neil Hamilton Frances Fuller
Music by	John Leipold
Cinematography	Victor Milner Karl Struss
Editing by	Ellsworth Hoagland
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (Original) Turner Entertainment (Today via Warner Bros.)
Release date(s)	September 1, 1933 (1933-09-01)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

One Sunday Afternoon is a pre-Code 1933 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen R. Roberts. Its screenplay was written by William Slavens McNutt and Grover Jones, based on the play of the same name by James Hagan. The story is of a small town dentist and his attempt to win back the old love of his life after years apart, although he is now married to another woman. The film stars Gary Cooper, Fay Wray, Frances Fuller and Neil Hamilton, and opened on September 1, 1933. The film has been released to video, DVD, and Blu-Ray

Plot

Dr. Lucius Griffith 'Biff' Grimes (Gary Cooper) is a small town dentist dissatisfied with his lot. Though married to the lovely and affectionate Amy Lind Grimes (Frances Fuller), Grimes still carries a torch for his former sweetheart, Virginia 'Virgie' Brush Barnstead (Fay Wray). Years earlier, Grimes had lost Virgie to his old friend Hugo Barnstead (Neil Hamilton), and is consumed with the desire to get even with his rival. The now-wealthy Hugo comes to visit Grimes, with Virgie in town. Grimes then seeks to rekindle his old romance.

Cast

• Gary Cooper - Dr. Lucius Griffith 'Biff' Grimes
• Fay Wray - Virginia 'Virgie' Brush Barnstead
• Frances Fuller - Amy Lind Grimes
• Roscoe Karns - Snappy Downer
• Neil Hamilton - Hugo Barnstead, Owner Phoenix Carriage Factory
• Jane Darwell - Mrs. Lind, Amy's Mother
• Clara Blandick - Mrs. Brush, Virginia's Mother (scenes deleted)

See also

Biography portal

• Pre-Code Hollywood
• List of Pre-Code films
• Romantic comedy film

References

• One Sunday Afternoon at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• One Sunday Afternoon at the Internet Movie Database
• One Sunday Afternoon at Rotten Tomatoes