Hide-Out
{{short description|1934 film by W. S. Van Dyke}}
{{About||the 1930 American drama film|Hide-Out (1930 film)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hide-Out
| caption =
| image = Hide-Out FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = W.S. Van Dyke
| producer = Hunt Stromberg
W.S. Van Dyke
| writer = Mauri Grashin
| starring = Robert Montgomery
Maureen O'Sullivan
Edward Arnold
| music = William Axt
| cinematography = Ray June
Sidney Wagner
| editing = Basil Wrangell
| distributor = Metro Goldwyn Mayer
| released = {{film date|1934|8|24}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| language = English
| country = United States
}}
Hide-Out is a 1934 American comedy, crime, drama, romance film produced by MGM in 1934. Robert Montgomery and Maureen O'Sullivan star, with Edward Arnold and Elizabeth Patterson in support. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing - Original Story (Mauri Grashin).{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1935 |title=The 7th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-07 |publisher=Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093704/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/7th-winners.html |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=live }} It was re-made in 1941 as I'll Wait for You.
Plot
Lucky Wilson (Montgomery), a charming but reckless New York City racketeer, enjoys a life of crime and luxury until he is wounded while evading the police. Forced to flee the city, he takes refuge on a quiet Connecticut farm, where he is taken in by the kind-hearted Miller family.
As Lucky recovers, he struggles to adjust to the slower pace of country life but soon finds himself drawn to the farm’s simplicity and warmth. He becomes especially enamored with Pauline Miller (O'Sullivan), the family's beautiful and innocent daughter. While initially planning to leave as soon as he is well enough, Lucky begins to question whether he truly wants to return to his old life.
As the police close in on him, Lucky must decide between returning to the city and facing justice or embracing the possibility of redemption and a new beginning with Pauline.
Cast
{{Cast listing |
- Robert Montgomery as Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Pauline Miller
- Edward Arnold as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
- Elizabeth Patterson as 'Ma' Miller
- Whitford Kane as Henry Miller
- Mickey Rooney as William 'Willie' Miller
- C. Henry Gordon as Tony Berrelli (the Boss)
- Muriel Evans as 'Baby'
- Louise Henry as Lily
- Edward Brophy as Det. Britt
- Henry Armetta as Shuman
- Herman Bing as Jake
- Harold Huber as Dr. Warner
}}
Production
The farm scenes in Hide-Out were filmed over a six-day period at the Hunsucker Ranch in Scotts Valley, California, which was chosen for its resemblance to a typical Connecticut farm.{{Cite news |title=Movie Actors Will End Stay in S.C. Tonight |newspaper=Santa Cruz Evening News |date=June 28, 1934 |page=2}}
A 35-member MGM crew traveled 400 miles to Scotts Valley, where they lived and worked on the farm, fully immersing themselves in rural life. The farm’s owner, Thomas Jefferson Hunsucker, then 76 years old, assisted with production by teaching:
- Robert Montgomery how to milk a cow.
- Maureen O’Sullivan how to nurse chickens.
- Mickey Rooney how to care for rabbits.
- Director W. S. Van Dyke how to train barnyard animals to perform on camera.
Some of the more prominent cast and crew, including Robert Montgomery, Maureen O’Sullivan, Elizabeth Patterson, Mickey Rooney, and Wilford Kane, stayed at the Hotel Palomar in Santa Cruz during filming**.{{Cite news |title=Movie Actors Will End Stay in S.C. Tonight |newspaper=Santa Cruz Evening News |date=June 28, 1934 |page=2}}
Following the six-day location shoot, production moved to the MGM studio backlot in Hollywood, where a duplicate interior of the Hunsucker farmhouse was built for the remaining scenes.
The Hunsucker Ranch also served as a filming location for two other films:
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917), starring Mary Pickford.{{Cite news |title='America's Sweetheart' made Santa Cruz news |newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel |date=July 26, 1998 |page=2}}
- Way Back Home (1931), starring Seth Parker.{{Cite news |title=Hunsucker Ranch Well Stocked With Poultry And Cows to Provide Atmosphere For Film Play There |newspaper=Santa Cruz Evening News |date=June 12, 1934 |page=9}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0025251}}
- {{TCMDb title|2013}}
- {{AFI film|7078}}
{{W. S. Van Dyke}}
Category:American crime comedy-drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Category:1930s crime comedy-drama films
Category:1930s romantic comedy-drama films
Category:American romantic comedy-drama films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language crime comedy-drama films
Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films
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