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Best Man Wins

Plot: Jim Smiley has a frog that can jump further than anyone else's frog, and Jim becomes obsessed with entering the frog in all of the local jumping-frog contests, not realizing that his obsession is about to cost him his marriage.
Release Date: Thursday, May 6 1948
75 years ago
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Portrait of Edgar BuchananEdgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan was
45 in Best Man Wins
as 'Jim Smiley'.
Fri, Mar 20 1903 –
Wed, Apr 04 1979
Portrait of Anna LeeAnna Lee
Anna Lee was
35 in Best Man Wins
as 'Nancy Smiley'.
Thu, Jan 02 1913 –
Fri, May 14 2004
Portrait of Robert ShayneRobert Shayne
Robert Shayne was
47 in Best Man Wins
as 'Judge Leonidas K. Carter'.
Thu, Oct 04 1900 –
Sun, Nov 29 1992
Portrait of Gary GrayGary Gray
Gary Gray was
11 in Best Man Wins
as 'Bob Smiley'.
Fri, Dec 18 1936 –
Tue, Apr 04 2006
Portrait of Hobart CavanaughHobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh was
61 in Best Man Wins
as 'Amos'.
Tue, Sep 21 1886 –
Thu, Apr 27 1950
Portrait of Stanley AndrewsStanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews was
56 in Best Man Wins
as 'Sheriff Dingle'.
Wed, Aug 26 1891 –
Wed, Apr 23 1969
Portrait of George LynnGeorge Lynn
George Lynn was
42 in Best Man Wins
as 'Mr. Crow'.
Sun, Jan 28 1906 –
Thu, Dec 03 1964

Crew

Portrait of John SturgesJohn Sturges
Director
John Sturges was
38 in Best Man Wins
Mon, Jan 03 1910 –
Tue, Aug 18 1992
Portrait of Vincent J. FarrarVincent J. Farrar
Director of Photography
Vincent J. Farrar was
42 in Best Man Wins
Thu, Jul 06 1905 –
Tue, Sep 26 1950
Portrait of Paul DonnellyPaul Donnelly
Assistant Director
Paul Donnelly was
34 in Best Man Wins
Sat, Feb 14 1914 –
Sun, Oct 07 1990
Portrait of Edward HuebschEdward Huebsch
Writer
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Portrait of Ted RichmondTed Richmond
Producer
Ted Richmond was
37 in Best Man Wins
Fri, Jun 10 1910 –
Mon, Dec 23 2013
Portrait of James SweeneyJames Sweeney
Editor
James Sweeney was
47 in Best Man Wins
Wed, Feb 27 1901 –
Mon, Mar 11 1957
Portrait of Mark TwainMark Twain
Novel
Mark Twain would have been no older than
74 in Best Man Wins
Mon, Nov 30 1835 –
Thu, Apr 21 1910
Portrait of Helen HuntHelen Hunt
Hair Designer
Helen Hunt was
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Portrait of Walter HolscherWalter Holscher
Art Direction
Walter Holscher was
47 in Best Man Wins
Wed, Jan 23 1901 –
Tue, Aug 07 1973
Portrait of Howard FogettiHoward Fogetti
Sound
Howard Fogetti was
49 in Best Man Wins
Sun, Jan 22 1899 –
Sat, Oct 19 1996
Portrait of James CroweJames Crowe
Set Decoration
James Crowe was
30 in Best Man Wins
Wed, Dec 19 1917 –
Fri, Jun 20 1969
Portrait of Rose LoewingerRose Loewinger
Script Supervisor
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Portrait of Irving KleinIrving Klein
Camera Operator
Irving Klein was
45 in Best Man Wins
Sat, Apr 04 1903 –
Fri, Apr 10 1953
Portrait of Pat SutherlandPat Sutherland
Grip
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