Elopement (film)

Elopement
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry Koster
Written by	Bess Taffel[1]
Produced by	Fred Kohlmar
Starring	Clifton Webb Anne Francis
Cinematography	Joseph LaShelle
Edited by	William B. Murphy
Music by	Cyril Mockridge Alfred Newman (uncredited)
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date	November 23, 1951 (1951-11-23)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2 million (US rentals)[2][3]

Elopement is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Clifton Webb, Anne Francis, Charles Bickford and William Lundigan.^[1][4][5]

Plot

Jacqueline "Jake" Osborne is sent to college to follow in the footsteps of her successful father Howard, but she falls in love with professor Matt Reagan. They impulsively decide to elope.

Howard and his wife are furious, but when they confront the young professor's parents, they find them equally irate. The parents hit the road together, hoping to prevent the marriage, while Jake and Matt begin to bicker and wonder if their decision was made in haste.

Cast

• Clifton Webb as Howard Osborne
• Anne Francis as Jacqueline "Jake" Osborne
• Charles Bickford as Tom Reagan
• William Lundigan as Matt Reagan
• Reginald Gardiner as Roger Evans
• Evelyn Varden as Millie Reagan
• Margalo Gillmore as Claire Osborne
• Tommy Rettig as Daniel Reagan

References

1. Crowther, Bosley (December 21, 1951). "THE SCREEN: FOUR NEW MOVIES OPEN; 'Death of a Salesman,' With Fredric March and Mildred Dunnock, at Victoria". The New York Times.
2. 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
3. Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 223
4. "Elopement". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
5. Elopement at AllMovie

External links

• Elopement at IMDb
• Elopement at AllMovie
• Elopement at the TCM Movie Database
• Elopement at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films