Keeper of the Flame
Robert Forrest's tragic death is investigated by reporter Steven O'Malley, who finds out some unexpected details of Forrest's life and about his death. Screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Steve O'Malley Spencer Tracy
- Christine Forrest Katharine Hepburn
- Clive Kerndon Richard Whorf
- Mrs Forrest Margaret Wycherly
- Geoffrey Midford Forrest Tucker
- Dr Fielding Frank Craven
- Freddie Ridges Stephen Mcnally
- Orion Peabody Percy Kilbride
- Jane Harding Audrey Christie
- Jeb Rickards Darryl Hickman
- Mr Arbuthnot Donald Meek
- Jason Rickards Howard Da Silva
- Piggot William Newell
- [Janet Rickards] Mary Mcleod
- [William] Clifford Brooke
- [John] Rex Evans
- [Anna] Blanche Yurka
- [ambassador] Crauford Kent
- [messenger boy] Mickey Martin
- [reporter] Manart Kippen
- [reporter] Don Gallaher
- [reporter] Cliff Danielson
- [Pete] Jay Ward
- [Susan] Rita Quigley
- [auctioneer] Dick Elliott
- [lawyer] Edward Mcwade
- [boy reporter] Irvin Lee
- [girl] Diana Douglas
- [girl] Gloria Tucker
- [minister's voice] Charles Frederick Lindsley
- [Tim] Robert Pittard
- [gardener] Louis Mason
- [.] Sam Harris
- [.] Art Howard
- [.] Harold Miller
Credits
Direction
- Director George Cukor
- [Assistant Director] Edward Woehler
Production
- Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Production Company Loew's Incorporated
- Producer Victor Saville
- Associate Producer Leon Gordon
- [Unit Manager] Bill Ryan
Writing
- Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart
- Based on the novel by I.A.R. Wylie
Photography
- Director of Photography William H. Daniels
Special Effects
- Special Effects Warren Newcombe
Editing
- Film Editor James E. Newcom
Design
- Art Director Cedric Gibbons
- Associate Art Director Lyle Wheeler
- [Art Director] Edward C. Carfagno
- Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis
- Associate Set Decorator Jack D. Moore
Costumes
- Miss Hepburn's Gowns Adrian
Music
- Music Score Bronislau Kaper
Sound
- [Sound] Recording Engineer Douglas Shearer