...One Third of a Nation...

August 2026 February 2026 ...One Third of a Nation... One Third of a Nation poster.jpg Theatrical release poster Dudley Murphy Harold Orlob One-Third of a Nation1937 play Arthur Arent Oliver H.P. GarrettDudley Murphy Sylvia SidneyLeif EricksonMyron McCormickHiram ShermanSidney LumetMuriel Hutchison Nathaniel Shilkret William Miller Duncan Mansfield Dudley Murphy Productions Paramount Pictures 1939 2 10 79 minutes United States English under $200,000https://archive.org/details/variety133-1939-02/page/n116/mode/1up?q=%22brought+in+at%22 Variety Orb's 2nd in Astoria to be 'Trial Honeymoon' 15 Feb 1939 5 or $165,000https://archive.org/details/variety132-1938-12/page/n58/mode/1up?q=%22pic+cost%22 Variety 18 March 2023 Orlob's Astoria-Made to Precede Howard's 14 December 1938 3 ...One Third of a Nation... is a 1939 American drama film directed by Dudley Murphy and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Dudley Murphy. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Myron McCormick, Hiram Sherman, the future director Sidney Lumet and Muriel Hutchison. The film was released on February 10, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85750/one-third-of-a-nation https://web.archive.org/web/20110916143837/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85750/One-Third-of-a-Nation/ dead September 16, 2011 one third of a nation... (1939) - Overview Turner Classic Movies 2011-10-01 2015-08-24Nugent Frank S. https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D05EFD8113FE23ABC4952DFB4668382629EDE Movie Review - One Third of a Nation - THE SCREEN; Dudley Murphy's Film of 'One-third of a Nation' Opens at the Rivoli-'Tail Spin' at Roxy NYTimes.com 1939-02-11 2015-08-24http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7264 ...One Third of a Nation... Afi.com 2015-08-24 Plot When a fire breaks out in a run-down tenement in New York City, a young boy named Joey Rogers (Sidney Lumet) attempts to flee using a fire escape. It collapses due to ill repair, and Joey is severely injured. Joey's much older sister, Mary (Sylvia Sidney), rushes him to the hospital with the help of wealthy Peter Cortlant (Leif Erickson), who pays for Joey's medical bills on the spot. Cortlant is told by his business manager (Percy Waram) that he owns the building where the fire occurred. The local district attorney investigates the fire, and tells Mary that the tenement's age means it was exempt from modern building safety codes. Since no tenants complained about the building before the fire, no crime has been committed. When Cortlant visits the tenement, he is warned to stay away from Mary by Mary's boyfriend, Sam (Myron McCormick). Mary is upset when she learns that Cortlant owned her building. She removes Joey from the hospital. Crippled and suffering from delusions that the building is talking to him, Joey vows revenge on the tenement. Mary meets with Cortlant, and convinces him to turn his decrepit tenements into public housing and rebuild them. Appalled at the cost, Cortlant's sister, Ethel (Muriel Hutchison), tries to blackmail Cortlant into stopping the project by telling the press that he's having an affair with Mary. Joey dies after setting fire to the tenement. Sam tells Cortlant that he will marry Mary to avoid scandal, which allows Cortlant to proceed with his plan. Cast Sylvia Sidney as Mary Rogers Leif Erickson as Peter Cortlant Myron McCormick as Sam Moon Hiram Sherman as Donald Hinchley Sidney Lumet as Joey Rogers Muriel Hutchison as Ethel Cortlant Percy Waram as Arthur Mather Otto Hulett as Assistant District Attorney Horace Sinclair as John Iris Adrian as Myrtle Charles Dingle as Mr. Rogers Edmonia Nolley as Mrs. Rogers Hugh Cameron as Mr. Cassidy Julia Fassett as Mrs. Cassidy Baruch Lumet as Mr. Rosen Byron Russell as Insp. Castle Robert George as Building Inspector Wayne Nunn as Insp. Waller Max Hirsch as Mr. Cohen Miriam Goldina as Mrs. Cohen Bea Hendricks as Min William Pote as Jim Stan Harper as harmonica player (uncredited) Production It was the last feature film shot at Astoria Studios in New York until its reopening in the 1970s.Variety November 12, 1975 3 Old Par Studio in Astoria Gets Ritual Revival https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1975-11-12_281_1/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater June 26, 2022 Archive.org References External links 0031761 ...One Third of a Nation... 85750 7264 Category:1939 films Category:Paramount Pictures films Category:American drama films Category:1939 drama films Category:Films directed by Dudley Murphy Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films scored by Nathaniel Shilkret Category:1939 English-language films Category:1939 American films Category:English-language drama films