Everything but the Truth

Everything but the Truth is a 1956 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe and Tim Hovey. Much of the film score was composed by Henry Mancini. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Everything but the Truth
Directed by	Jerry Hopper
Screenplay by	Herb Meadow
Story by	Sheridan Gibney Stanley Roberts
Produced by	Howard Christie
Starring	Maureen O'Hara John Forsythe Tim Hovey
Cinematography	Maury Gertsman
Edited by	Sherman Todd
Music by	Milton Rosen Irving Gertz Henry Mancini
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 1, 1956 (1956-12-01)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A schoolboy who has been urged to always tell the truth blurts out that an uncle of his has received a payoff from a politician. Chaos ensues, as teacher Joan Madison fights the school principal's decision to expel the boy from classes and enlists a newspaper columnist, Ernie Miller, to help support her cause.

Cast

• Maureen O'Hara as Joan Madison
• John Forsythe as Ernie Miller
• Tim Hovey as Willie Taylor
• Frank Faylen as Mac MCmillen
• Les Tremayne as Lawrence "Larry" Everett
• Philip Bourneuf as Mayor Benjamin 'Ben' Parker
• Jeanette Nolan as Miss Adelaide Dabney
• Paul Birch as Sen. Winter
• Addison Richards as Roger Connolly
• Barry Atwater as Arthur Taylor
• Roxanne Arlen as Blonde in Washroom
• Ray Walker as Doctor
• Howard Negley as Fred - School Board Chairman
• Dorothy Abbott as Hostess
• Philo McCullough as Senator

Bibliography

• Caps, John. Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music. University of Illinois Press, 2012.
• Malone, Aubrey. Maureen O'Hara: The Biography. University Press of Kentucky, 2013.

External links

• Everything but the Truth at IMDb
• Everything but the Truth at the TCM Movie Database