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==Plot==
==Plot==

Set in 1895, Robert Cummings plays a con man, Sylvanus Hurley, who is trying to raise the selling price of land he owns by convincing the residents of [[Miami]] that a railroad is coming to town. [[Jerome Courtland]] plays the [[barefoot mailman]], Steven Pierton, who leads Sylvanus along the beach from [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]] to Miami, and who is skeptical of Sylvanus's scheme. [[Terry Moore (actress)|Terry Moore]] is a run-away teenager, Adie Titus, who joins Sylvanus and Steven on their walk by impersonating a child. [[John Russell (actor)|John Russell]] plays Theron, a swamp gang leader who tries to carry Adie away. [[Will Geer]] plays Dan Paget, a newspaper editor and the mayor of Miami.
Set in 1895, Robert Cummings plays a con man, Sylvanus Hurley, who is trying to raise the selling price of land he owns by convincing the residents of [[Miami]] that a railroad is coming to town. [[Jerome Courtland]] plays the [[barefoot mailman]], Steven Pierton, who leads Sylvanus along the beach from [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]] to Miami, and who is skeptical of Sylvanus's scheme. [[Terry Moore (actress)|Terry Moore]] is a run-away teenager, Adie Titus, who joins Sylvanus and Steven on their walk by impersonating a child. [[John Russell (actor)|John Russell]] plays Theron, a swamp gang leader who tries to carry Adie away. [[Will Geer]] plays Dan Paget, a newspaper editor and the mayor of Miami.
==Cast==
*[[Bob Cummings]]
*Terry Moore
*Jerome Courtland
==Production==
==Production==
The film was based on a novel by Theodore Pratt published in 1943. The ''New York Times'' called it "salty and colorful."<ref>Special Delivery: THE BAREFOOT MAILMAN. By Theodore Pratt. 215 pp. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce Company. $2.50.
By WILLIAM DU BOIS. New York Times 25 July 1943: BR6. </ref>

In April 1950 Columbia reported that Alfred Lewis Levitt was writing a screenplay based on the book for the studio.<ref>WARNERS FEUDING WITH TALENT UNIT New York Times 27 Apr 1950: 47.</ref> In September Columbia said they would film the bulk of the movie in Florida starting October 3.<ref>UNIVERSAL TO FILM CALIFORNIA DRAMA New York Times 11 Sep 1950: 27.</ref>

Cummings was cast in November 1950.<ref>U.I. STUDIOS LIST TWO NEW MOVIES New York Times 9 Nov 1950: 43. </ref>
Cummings was cast in November 1950.<ref>U.I. STUDIOS LIST TWO NEW MOVIES New York Times 9 Nov 1950: 43. </ref>
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:11, 29 September 2019

The Barefoot Mailman
Film poster
Directed byEarl McEvoy
Written byJames Gunn
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Francis Swann
Theodore Pratt (novel)
Produced byRobert Cohn
StarringBob Cummings
Terry Moore
Jerome Courtland
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byAaron Stell
Music byGeorge Duning
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 3, 1951 (1951-12-03)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Barefoot Mailman is a comedy-adventure film starring Robert Cummings and distributed by Columbia Pictures in 1951. The film was based on the 1943 novel The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt. Filmed in Super Cinecolor on location in Florida where the events take place, it features many elements of the Western.[1]

Plot

Set in 1895, Robert Cummings plays a con man, Sylvanus Hurley, who is trying to raise the selling price of land he owns by convincing the residents of Miami that a railroad is coming to town. Jerome Courtland plays the barefoot mailman, Steven Pierton, who leads Sylvanus along the beach from Palm Beach to Miami, and who is skeptical of Sylvanus's scheme. Terry Moore is a run-away teenager, Adie Titus, who joins Sylvanus and Steven on their walk by impersonating a child. John Russell plays Theron, a swamp gang leader who tries to carry Adie away. Will Geer plays Dan Paget, a newspaper editor and the mayor of Miami.

Cast

Production

The film was based on a novel by Theodore Pratt published in 1943. The New York Times called it "salty and colorful."[2]

In April 1950 Columbia reported that Alfred Lewis Levitt was writing a screenplay based on the book for the studio.[3] In September Columbia said they would film the bulk of the movie in Florida starting October 3.[4]

Cummings was cast in November 1950.[5]

References

  1. ^ BAREFOOT MAILMAN, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 19, Iss. 216, (Jan 1, 1952): 49.
  2. ^ Special Delivery: THE BAREFOOT MAILMAN. By Theodore Pratt. 215 pp. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce Company. $2.50. By WILLIAM DU BOIS. New York Times 25 July 1943: BR6.
  3. ^ WARNERS FEUDING WITH TALENT UNIT New York Times 27 Apr 1950: 47.
  4. ^ UNIVERSAL TO FILM CALIFORNIA DRAMA New York Times 11 Sep 1950: 27.
  5. ^ U.I. STUDIOS LIST TWO NEW MOVIES New York Times 9 Nov 1950: 43.


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