The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Story byBased on(An orig story suggested and developed from the research of) J. Sterling LivingstonProduced byLouis De RochemontStarringCinematographyJoseph C. BrunEdited byAngelo RossMusic byLouis ApplebaumColor processBlack and whiteDistributed byColumbia Pictures96 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Whistle at Eaton Falls (also known by the alternative title Richer Than the Earth) is a 1951 American social drama film^[1] directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Gish.^[2]

Plot

A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.

Cast

• Lloyd Bridges as Brad Adams
• Dorothy Gish as Mrs. Doubleday
• Carleton Carpenter as Eddie Talbot
• Murray Hamilton as Al Webster
• James Westerfield as Joe London
• Lenore Lonergan as Abbie
• Russell Hardie as Dwight Hawkins
• Helen Shields as Miss Russell
• Doro Merande as Miss Pringle
• Diana Douglas as Ruth Adams
• Anne Francis as Jean London
• Anne Seymour as Mary London
• Ernest Borgnine as Bill Street
• Arthur O'Connell as Jim Brewster
• Parker Fennelly as Issac
• Donald McKee as Daniel Doubleday
• Robert A. Dunn as Rev. Payson (as Rev. Mr. Robert A. Dunn)

Production

The film was going to be directed by Pat Jackson but they changed the script and he disliked the changes.^[3]

References

Bibliography

• Greco, Joseph (1999). The File on Robert Siodmak in Hollywood, 1941–1951. Universal-Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58112-081-3.

External links

• The Whistle at Eaton Falls at IMDb
• The Whistle at Eaton Falls at the TCM Movie Database
• The Whistle at Eaton Falls at AllMovie
• The Whistle at Eaton Falls at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films