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Home Town Story |  | Director: Arthur Pierson
Actor: Marilyn Monroe;Alan Hale Jr.;Donald Crisp
Studio: Alpha Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 104019
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 089218537492
EAN: 0089218537492
ASIN: B000PUB59U
Theatrical Release Date: June 26, 2007
Release Date: June 26, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A radical young reporter taints a village and local politicians with his vitriolic criticism of small town ethics. Contains one of Marilyn Monroe's earliest screen appearances.
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 Hometown sore loser June 11, 2009
Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth)
Before HOME TOWN STORY, Marilyn Monroe had minor parts in a dozen pictures, most notably THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) and ALL ABOUT EVE (1950). Hers is a peripheral role here, as well. "Home Town Story" is a ''B" grade MGM programmer.
SYNOPSIS--
State senator Blake Washburn (Lynn) is voted out of office. He believes Bob MacFarland (Beaumont), son of wealthy businessman John, tricked the electorate into voting for him, so Blake uses his editor's position on the family newspaper to search for dirt on his victorious opponent. His editorials attack MacFarland-owned companies, also the new state senator and other lawmakers.
Blake's hostilities soon extend to local corporations. Star reporter Slim Haskins (Hale) doesn't like this last idea and gets punished for saying so with menial story assignments. When Blake admits to fiancée Janice Hunt (Reynolds) that he's broken a promise to work for the people and is using the paper only to get re-elected, she threatens to leave him. Slim and Blake argue and start throwing punches; while they fight, John MacFarland arrives to complain about Blake's editorials against him and his son.
ALPHA VIDEO is a provider of vintage programming that's often unavailable elsewhere. Alpha's prices are fair, but so is transfer quality of some of their offerings. None have undergone restoration, yet this product's rareness and reasonable cost make it a worthwhile purchase.
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Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(5.3) Home Town Story (1951) - Jeffrey Lynn/Donald Crisp/Marjorie Reynolds/Alan Hale Jr./Marlyn Monroe (uncredited: Hugh Beaumont/John Archer/Hal Taggart/Tom Keene)
 MM's Earliest Movie Role June 10, 2009
John (Alexandria, VA)
Monroe has just a few minutes in this 1952 film, in only two brief sequences, but completely steals both scenes. Remarkable early MM footage! Home Town Story
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