The Magnificent Yankee

NR
1h 20m
1950
5.4 /10 (7)

Overview

Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 1950-12-20

Top Billed Cast

Louis Calhern

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Ann Harding

Fanny Bowditch Holmes

Eduard Franz

Louis Brandeis

Philip Ober

Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

Ian Wolfe

Adams

Edith Evanson

Annie Gough

Herbert Anderson

Baxter

Richard Anderson

Reynolds

Jimmy Lydon

Clinton

David Alpert

Secretary (uncredited)

Arthur Anderson

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Robert Board

Secretary (uncredited)

Marshall Bradford

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Morgan Brown

Justice (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Senator (uncredited)

Lyle Clark

Secretary (uncredited)

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