Everything but the Truth
- December 1, 1956 (1956-12-01)
Everything but the Truth is a 1956 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe and Tim Hovey.[1] Much of the film score was composed by Henry Mancini.[2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Plot
A schoolboy who has been urged to always tell the truth blurts out that an uncle of his has received a payoff from a politician. Chaos ensues, as teacher Joan Madison fights the school principal's decision to expel the boy from classes and enlists a newspaper columnist, Ernie Miller, to help support her cause.
Cast
- Maureen O'Hara as Joan Madison
- John Forsythe as Ernie Miller
- Tim Hovey as Willie Taylor
- Frank Faylen as Mac MCmillen
- Les Tremayne as Lawrence "Larry" Everett
- Philip Bourneuf as Mayor Benjamin 'Ben' Parker
- Jeanette Nolan as Miss Adelaide Dabney
- Paul Birch as Sen. Winter
- Addison Richards as Roger Connolly
- Barry Atwater as Arthur Taylor
- Roxanne Arlen as Blonde in Washroom
- Ray Walker as Doctor
- Howard Negley as Fred - School Board Chairman
- Dorothy Abbott as Hostess
- Philo McCullough as Senator
References
Bibliography
- Caps, John. Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music. University of Illinois Press, 2012.
- Malone, Aubrey. Maureen O'Hara: The Biography. University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
External links
- Everything but the Truth at IMDb
- Everything but the Truth at the TCM Movie Database
- v
- t
- e
- The Atomic City (1952)
- Hurricane Smith (1952)
- Pony Express (1953)
- Alaska Seas (1954)
- Secret of the Incas (1954)
- Naked Alibi (1954)
- Smoke Signal (1955)
- One Desire (1955)
- The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
- The Square Jungle (1955)
- Never Say Goodbye (1956)
- The Toy Tiger (1956)
- The Sharkfighters (1956)
- Everything but the Truth (1956)
- The Missouri Traveler (1958)
- Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
- Madron (1970)
- Maharlika (1987)
![]() | This film article about a 1950s comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
![]() | This article related to an American film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e