This Woman Is Mine is a 1941 American historical adventure film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Franchot Tone, John Carroll and Walter Brennan. It received one nomination at the 14th Academy Awards, 1942. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The plot is derived from Gilbert W. Gabriel's 1932 story I, Jack Lewis.[1]

This Woman is Mine
Directed byFrank Lloyd
Screenplay byFrederick J. Jackson
Seton I. Miller
Based onI, James Lewis by Gilbert W. Gabriel
Produced byFrank Lloyd
Jack H. Skirball
StarringFranchot Tone
John Carroll
Walter Brennan
CinematographyMilton Krasner
Edited byEdward Curtiss
Music byRichard Hageman
Production
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Frank Lloyd Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 22, 1941 (1941-08-22) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with an attractive stowaway discovered aboard their ship. This adds a romantic element to the historic journey (1810–1811) of the ship Tonquin from New York via Cape Horn to Vancouver Island in Canada, where she eventually was destroyed deliberately.

Cast

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Accolade

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Richard Hageman was nominated at the 14th Academy Awards, 1942, for Best Music Score of a Dramatic Picture.[2]

Production notes

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Main production venues were Santa Catalina Island (California) and Lake Tahoe.[3]

The ship Tonquin was represented by Metha Nelson.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Gabriel, Gilbert W. (1932). I, Jack Lewis (A Novel of a Dream Empire). New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company. ASIN B00085RK8M.
  2. ^ "The 14th Academy Awards | 1942 – Winners & Nominees". Oscars. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. ^ Lucie Neville Nea (1941-06-06). "by Paul Harrison . . . Hollywood's Fads, Fancies and Foibles". Imperial Valley Press, Volume 40, Number 23. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  4. ^ "The Snark Redivivus". Oakland Tribune, Volume 135, Number 125. 1941-11-02. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-05-29. The Metha Nelson […] was last seen in this city [Los Angeles] in "This Woman Is Mine,"

Bibliography

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  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
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