Brother Rat
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| Directed by | William Keighley |
| Produced by | Robert Lord Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Richard Macaulay Jerry Wald John Monks, Jr. Fred Finklehoffe |
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Ronald Reagan Jane Wyman Priscilla Lane Wayne Morris Johnnie Davis Jane Bryan |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | William Holmes |
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89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Brother Rat is a 1938 film about cadets at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, directed by William Keighley and starring Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman and Wayne Morris.
The film was an adaptation of the successful Broadway play of the same name written by two former VMI cadets, John Monks, Jr. and Fred Finklehoffe, which ran for 577 performances between December 1936 and April 1938. Albert and supporting actor William Tracy reprised their roles in the stage productions.
Brother Rat was Albert's film debut, and during filming Reagan met Wyman, whom he later married.
The title refers to the term used for cadets in their first year at the Institute. Scenes of the film were shot on site in Lexington on the Institute's historic Parade Ground, and the baseball game scene was filmed at Alumni Memorial Field.
Frank S. Nugent of The New York Times called the film "an excellent transcription of the play, loyal to all its screenable material and matching the playwrights' lively humors in the added scenes." "None of the factors that made the play a success has been lost ... Albert gives a splendid performance," reported Variety.Film Daily wrote that Keighley gave the film "warm, sympathetic direction and has injected many human touches," and called Eddie Albert "a definite screen 'find'".Harrison's Reports declared it "A delightful comedy" with "excellent" performances.John Mosher of The New Yorker called it "a serviceable time-filler."
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