David Copperfield (1935 film)
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1935 US theatrical poster
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | Hugh Walpole (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by |
Howard Estabrook Lenore J. Coffee (uncredited) |
| Based on | the 1850 novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens |
| Starring |
W. C. Fields Lionel Barrymore Madge Evans Maureen O'Sullivan Edna May Oliver Lewis Stone Frank Lawton Elizabeth Allan Roland Young |
| Music by |
Herbert Stothart William Axt (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Robert J. Kern |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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129 or 133 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,073,000 |
| Box office | $1,621,000 (Domestic earnings) $1,348,000 (Foreign earnings) |
David Copperfield is a 1935 American film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer based upon the Charles Dickens novel The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger. A number of characters and incidents from the novel were omitted – notably David's time at Salem House boarding school, although one character he met at Salem House (Steerforth) was retained for the film as a head boy at the school David attended after his aunt Betsey Trotwood gained custody of him.
The story was adapted by Hugh Walpole from the Dickens novel, and the film was directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Howard Estabrook and Lenore J. Coffee, who was not credited.
David O. Selznick dearly wanted to film David Copperfield, as his Russian father Lewis J. Selznick had learned English through it, and read it to his sons every night. After failing to dissuade Selznick from the project, Louis B. Mayer, his father-in-law and employer, agreed that MGM would underwrite the production provided his star child contract actor, Jackie Cooper, was cast in the role of the young David. Selznick fought to remain true to the novel's origins and prevailed, and the role went to Freddie Bartholomew after an extensive talent search in Canada and Great Britain by Selznick and George Cukor.
Cedric Gibbons designed a recreation of 19th century London on the MGM backlot. The scenes set outside Aunt Betsey's house atop the white cliffs of Dover were filmed at Malibu. MGM even filmed the exterior of Canterbury Cathedral, which only appears in the film for less than a minute. Special effects, including many matte shots, were by Slavko Vorkapić.
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