Chad Hanna 1940
Chad Hanna
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.
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Full Cast & Crew... Chad Hanna
... Albany Yates / Lady Lillian
... Caroline Tridd Hanna
... A. D. Huguenine
... Mrs. Bettina Huguenine
... B. D. Bisbee
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See All 1 Reviews27 Feb 2023 by CinemaSerf
Henry Fonda is adequate but really nothing more in this story of a 19th century love triangle. He is a young and naive erstwhile stable-lad who joins the travelling circus community and pretty immediately falls for "Albany" (Dorothy Lamour). She is feisty and determined - she is the fearless horseback rider after all. Things become more complicated for him, though, when he takes a shine to an elephant and hops big tops. That's when he encounters "Caroline" (Linda Darnell) - a familiar face from his youth and from here on in this film slips, effortlessly, into the realms of romantic melodrama - and becomes really all rather predictable. There are a few characterful contributions from John Carradine's rabble-rousing ("Bisbee") and Jane Darwell as his long suffering wife, but after a lively start that demonstrates some of the considerable skills on display for a very appreciative public, this all just drifts into mediocrity and though kills ninety minutes without difficulty, is all pretty wordy and unremarkable. The photography captures something of the excitement of the arena when it is given a chance by Henry King, Otherwise - Hmmm!
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Release Date:
Dec 25, 1940 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 26`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Chad Hanna
Henry Fonda is adequate but really nothing more in this story of a 19th century love triangle. He is a young and naive erstwhile stable-lad who joins the travelling circus community and pretty immediately falls for "Albany" (Dorothy Lamour). She is feisty and determined - she is the fearless horseback rider after all. Things become more complicated for him, though, when he takes a shine to an elephant and hops big tops. That's when he encounters "Caroline" (Linda Darnell) - a familiar face from his youth and from here on in this film slips, effortlessly, into the realms of romantic melodrama - and becomes really all rather predictable. There are a few characterful contributions from John Carradine's rabble-rousing ("Bisbee") and Jane Darwell as his long suffering wife, but after a lively start that demonstrates some of the considerable skills on display for a very appreciative public, this all just drifts into mediocrity and though kills ninety minutes without difficulty, is all pretty wordy and unremarkable. The photography captures something of the excitement of the arena when it is given a chance by Henry King, Otherwise - Hmmm!
Cast & Crew of
Chad Hanna
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Chad Hanna
... Albany Yates / Lady Lillian
... Caroline Tridd Hanna
... A. D. Huguenine
... Mrs. Bettina Huguenine
... B. D. Bisbee
... Fred Shepley
... Ike Wayfish
... Bell Boy
... Burke
... Cisco Tridd
FC
Frank Conlan... Mr. Elmer Proudfoot
... Fiero
... Elias
EM
Edward Mundy... Joe Duddy
... Pete Bostock
... Budlong
... Mrs. Todd
LSL
Leonard St. Leo... Mr. Pamplon
... Mrs. Pamplon
Produced By
... Associate Producer
... Producer