Driftwood (1947)
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29% want to see it
(9 ratings)
Allan Dwan directs the family-oriented drama Driftwood, starring nine-year-old Natalie Wood. Orphan Jenny Hollingsworth (Wood) is found in a rural small town in Nevada that is ravaged by Rocky Mountain fever. She meets the local doctor, Steve Webster (Dean Jagger), who is working on a research… More Allan Dwan directs the family-oriented drama Driftwood, starring nine-year-old Natalie Wood. Orphan Jenny Hollingsworth (Wood) is found in a rural small town in Nevada that is ravaged by Rocky Mountain fever. She meets the local doctor, Steve Webster (Dean Jagger), who is working on a research project. Steve plans on leaving the girl with his girlfriend, Susan Moore (Ruth Warrick), while he goes to San Francisco to do research. However, {Jenny}'s dog attacks a little boy and gets taken away by Sheriff Bolton (James Bell). Jenny develops Rocky Mountain fever from the dog and gets deathly ill. Also starring Walter Brennan as Murph, Charlotte Greenwood as Mathilda, and Jerome Cowan as Mayor Snyder. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Allan Dwan
- Written By
- Mary Loos, Richard Sale
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
Despite any formulaic plot contrivances, Driftwood is an eminently likeable film.
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Brian Costello, Common Sense Media
Quaint 1940s family film with a few potential scares.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Family comedy-drama about little girl offers lively education lessons on science and society.
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Cast
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James Bell
as Sheriff Bolton
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Walter Brennan
as Murph
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Dean Jagger
as Dr. Steve Webster
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Hobart Cavanaugh
as Judge Beckett
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Natalie Wood
as Jenny
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Howland Chamberlain
as Hiram Trumbell
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Francis Ford
as Abner Green
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Charlotte Greenwood
as Mathilda
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Teddy Infur
as Lester Snyder
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James Kirkwood
as Rev. MacDougal
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Alan Napier
as Dr. Adams
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Ray Teal
as Perkins
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H.B. Warner
as Rev. Hollingsworth
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Ruth Warrick
as Susan
- Ellen Corby
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Jerome Cowan
as Mayor Snyder
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Margaret Hamilton
as Essie Keenan
