A possessive mother pushes her son into World War I service rather than see him get married.A possessive mother pushes her son into World War I service rather than see him get married.A possessive mother pushes her son into World War I service rather than see him get married.
Mary Bracken
- Girl
- (uncredited)
Ann Brody
- Woman with Mrs. Goldstein
- (uncredited)
William Burress
- Mr. Goldstein
- (uncredited)
André Cheron
- Shooting Gallery Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film had its world premiere showing at the Gaiety Theatre on Broadway on 12 July 1933. (New York Sun, 12 July 1933)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Becoming John Ford (2007)
- SoundtracksDear Little Boy of Mine
(uncredited)
Music by Ernest Ball
Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan
Played as background music
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Surprisingly good, moving film that ought to be seen more often
"Pilgrimage" works at several levels.
It is "a woman's film" in that it is very emotional.
It presents a cast of superb actors, generally unknown to modern audiences, with the exception of Heather Angel, whose role is actually small despite her second billing.
It is a surprise, too, because its director was John Ford, much better known for such action pictures as "The Searchers" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," or such dark melodramas as "The Informer."
There is a remarkably talented child actor who grew up to become the daddy of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jay Ward.
Marian Nixon, billed down the list, but with a strong and important role, is not only beautiful, but poignant and touching. She deserves to be considered in the pantheon of great actresses who didn't quite make the top ranks.
Perhaps because of the lack of major names, perhaps because of the time frame of the action, perhaps because of the weepiness of the plot (which I do not say in a pejorative sense), "Pilgrimage" is almost unknown today, but I consider it quite good, definitely worth seeing again.
It is "a woman's film" in that it is very emotional.
It presents a cast of superb actors, generally unknown to modern audiences, with the exception of Heather Angel, whose role is actually small despite her second billing.
It is a surprise, too, because its director was John Ford, much better known for such action pictures as "The Searchers" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," or such dark melodramas as "The Informer."
There is a remarkably talented child actor who grew up to become the daddy of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jay Ward.
Marian Nixon, billed down the list, but with a strong and important role, is not only beautiful, but poignant and touching. She deserves to be considered in the pantheon of great actresses who didn't quite make the top ranks.
Perhaps because of the lack of major names, perhaps because of the time frame of the action, perhaps because of the weepiness of the plot (which I do not say in a pejorative sense), "Pilgrimage" is almost unknown today, but I consider it quite good, definitely worth seeing again.
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- MichaelM-3
- Aug 11, 1999
Details
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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