Keeper of the Bees (1947 film)
1947 American drama film directed by John Sturges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keeper of the Bees is a 1947 American drama film directed by John Sturges. It was based on the novel by the same name, written by Gene Stratton Porter. The film was shot over three weeks.[1] Keeper of the Bees (1947) is the third film adaption of the novel The Keeper of the Bees. There have been two previous film adaptations of the novel in 1925 and 1935. The novel was written by Gene Stratton Porter towards the end of her life, and the novel was published posthumously after a car accident. The film Keeper of the Bees was released in theaters on July 10, 1947, but the film seems to have been lost since then. The plot of the third film adaptation was changed greatly compared to the first two film adaptations. When the film was originally released by Columbia Pictures, audiences seemed to enjoy the film.
Keeper of the Bees | |
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Directed by | John Sturges |
Written by | Malcolm Stuart Boylan Ralph Rose Jr. Gene Stratton-Porter Lawrence E. Watkin |
Produced by | John Haggott |
Starring | Michael Duane Gloria Henry Harry Davenport Jane Darwell Jo Ann Marlowe |
Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
Edited by | James Sweeney |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |