The Du Pont Story

1950 film by Wilhelm Thiele
  • William S. Dutton
  • Francis P. Scannell
  • Wilhelm Thiele
Produced byJack ChertokStarring
  • Eduard Franz
  • Marcel Journet
  • Sigrid Gurie
Edited byJack RuggieroMusic by
  • David Chudnow
  • Mahlon Merrick
Production
company
Apex Film
Distributed byModern Talking Picture Service
Release date
  • December 16, 1950 (1950-12-16)
Running time
88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Du Pont Story is a 1950 American historical drama film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Eduard Franz, Marcel Journet and Sigrid Gurie.[1]

Plot

Cast

  • Eduard Franz as Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
  • Marcel Journet as Col. Louis de Tousard
  • Sigrid Gurie as Sophie du Pont
  • Grandon Rhodes as President Thomas Jefferson
  • Walter Sande as Tom Cooper
  • André Charlot as Peter Bauduy
  • Tom Neal as Alfred V. du Pont
  • Stanley Ridges as Gen. Henry du Pont
  • Edmon Ryan as Lammot du Pont - the elder
  • Pierre Watkin as Col. Henry du Pont
  • Lyle Talbot as Eugene du Pont
  • David Bruce as A young du Pont
  • Nana Bryant as Elizabeth du Pont
  • John Morgan as Francis C. du Pont
  • Peter Ortiz as Charles I. du Pont
  • James Millican as Alfred I. du Pont
  • Stuart Holmes as Dr. Alexis du Pont
  • Stacy Keach Sr. as Pierre S. du Pont
  • Douglas Kennedy as Coleman du Pont
  • Marshall Reed as Hamilton Barksdale
  • Morton C. Thompson as Francis I. du Pont
  • Ted Jacques as Amory Askell
  • Donald Woods as Irénée du Pont
  • Charles Lane as Lammot du Pont
  • Whit Bissell as Dr. Wallace Carothers
  • Art Baker as Chemical Director
  • Vincent Pelletier as Narrator

References

  1. ^ Christiansen p.94-95

Bibliography

  • Erik Christiansen. Channeling the Past: Politicizing History in Postwar America. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2013.

External links

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