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Best Man Wins (1948)

Best Man Wins

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1h 18m

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May 6th, 1948

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Jim Smiley has a frog that can jump further than anyone else's frog, and Jim becomes obsessed with entering the frog in all of the local jumping-frog contests, not realizing that his obsession is about to cost him his marriage.

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Cast

Edgar Buchanan
Jim Smiley
Anna Lee
Nancy Smiley
Robert Shayne
Judge Leonidas K. Carter
Gary Gray
Bob Smiley
Hobart Cavanaugh
Amos
Stanley Andrews
Sheriff Dingle
George Lynn
Mr. Crow
Billy Sheffield
Monty Carter
Marietta Canty
Hester
Paul E. Burns
Bartender
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Directors

John Sturges
Full cast & crew

Producers

Ted Richmond
producer
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Writers

Edward Huebsch
screenplay
Mark Twain
(story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County")
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Taglines

A GAMBLING MAN WHO'D BET ON ANYTHING...EVEN LOVE! (original print media ad - all caps)
One of MARK TWAIN'S most lovable characters!
Mark Twain's Tale of a Gamble in Hearts!
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Keywords

gambler
bet
frog
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 6th, 1948 (United States of America)
May 12th, 1948 (United States of America) (Hollywood, California)
May 6th, 1948 (United States of America) theatrical

Alternative Titles

Best Man Wins (original title)
Best Man Wins (Australia)
Best Man Wins (Canada) (English title)
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Running Times

78 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures (Afghanistan)

Distribution Companies

Columbia Pictures of Canada (Canada)
Columbia Pictures Corporation (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Columbia Pictures (United States of America)
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