Main Cast: Frank Morgan, Kathryn Grayson, Spring Byington, Natalie Thompson, Douglass Newland
Release Year: 1941
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
Plot
The Vanishing Virginian was adapted from the autobiographical bestseller by Rebecca Yancey Williams. Newcomer Kathryn Grayson stars as Ms. Williams, a headstrong Southern girl growing up in the early 20th century. Rebecca sets her conservative household on its ear when she joins the woman's suffrage movement, despite the objections of father Frank Morgan, a lifelong civil servant. In the tradition of Life with Father, the film is really about the dad rather than the daughter: his abiding love for his family, his eccentricities, his occasional bullheadedness, and his grudging acceptance of social changes. Intended in part as a showcase for MGM's new young-talent roster, The Vanishing Virginian spotlights, in addition to Kathryn Grayson, hopefuls Douglass Newland and Natalie Thompson--who were seldom heard from again. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
William Ferrari - Art Director, Cedric Gibbons - Art Director, Robert Kalloch - Costume Designer, Gile Steele - Costume Designer, Frank Borzage - Director, James Newcom - Editor, Lennie Hayton - Composer (Music Score), David Snell - Composer (Music Score), Jack Dawn - Makeup, Charles Lawton - Cinematographer, Edwin H. Knopf - Producer, Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer, Jan Fortune - Screenwriter, Rebecca Yancey Williams - Book Author
