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{{short description|1930 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Today
| name = Today
| image =File:Today (1930 film).jpg
| image = Today (1930 film).jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[William Nigh]]
| director = [[William Nigh]]
| producer = Harry Sherman <br> Jack D. Trop
| producer = Harry Sherman<br>Jack D. Trop
| writer = [[George Broadhurst]] (play) <br> [[Seton I. Miller]]
| writer = [[George Broadhurst]] (play)<br>[[Seton I. Miller]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Conrad Nagel]] <br> [[Catherine Dale Owen]] <br> [[Sarah Padden]]
| starring = [[Conrad Nagel]]<br>[[Catherine Dale Owen]]<br>[[Sarah Padden]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = [[James Wong Howe]]
| cinematography = [[James Wong Howe]]
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| studio = Harry Sherman Productions
| studio = Harry Sherman Productions
| distributor = [[Majestic Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Majestic Pictures]]
| released = November 1, 1930
| released = {{Film date|1930|11|01}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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| budget =
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| gross =
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| website =
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'''''Today''''' is a 1930 American [[drama film]] directed by [[ William Nigh]] and starring [[ Conrad Nagel]], [[Catherine Dale Owen]] and [[Sarah Padden]].<ref>Pitts p.223</ref> It was co written by [[Seton I. Miller]] and was based on a play by [[George Howells Broadhurst]], which had previously been made into a [[To-Day|silent film of the same title]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Albert S. D'Agostino]].
'''''Today''''' is a 1930 American [[pre-Code]] [[drama film]] directed by [[William Nigh]] and starring [[Conrad Nagel]], [[Catherine Dale Owen]], and [[Sarah Padden]].<ref>Pitts p.223</ref> It was co-written by [[Seton I. Miller]] and was based on a 1913 play by [[George Howells Broadhurst]], which had previously been made into a [[To-Day|silent film of the same title]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Albert S. D'Agostino]].


==Premise==
==Plot==
After her husband loses a fortune in the [[Wall Street Crash]] and is forced to work as a [[used car]] salesman, a young wife is unable to bear the loss in status.
After her husband loses a fortune in the [[Wall Street Crash]] and is forced to work as a [[used car]] salesman, the young wife cannot bear the loss in status.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[ Conrad Nagel]] as Fred Warner
* [[Conrad Nagel]] as Fred Warner
* [[Catherine Dale Owen ]] as Eve Warner
* [[Catherine Dale Owen]] as Eve Warner
* [[Sarah Padden ]] as Emma Warner
* [[Sarah Padden]] as Emma Warner
* [[John M. Sullivan ]] as Henry Warner
* John M. Sullivan as Henry Warner
* [[Judith Vosselli ]] as Marian Garland
* [[Judith Vosselli]] as Marian Garland
* [[Julia Swayne Gordon ]] as Mrs. Farrington
* [[Julia Swayne Gordon]] as Mrs. Farrington
* [[William Bailey (actor)|William Bailey]] as Gregory
* [[William Bailey (actor)|William Bailey]] as Gregory
* [[Edna Marion]] as Gloria Vernon
* [[Edna Marion]] as Gloria Vernon
* [[Robert Thornby]] as Telka
* [[Robert Thornby]] as Telka
* [[Drew Demorest ]] as Pierre
* [[Drew Demorest]] as Pierre


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 11 March 2024

Today
Directed byWilliam Nigh
Written byGeorge Broadhurst (play)
Seton I. Miller
Produced byHarry Sherman
Jack D. Trop
StarringConrad Nagel
Catherine Dale Owen
Sarah Padden
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Production
company
Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed byMajestic Pictures
Release date
  • November 1, 1930 (1930-11-01)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Today is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Conrad Nagel, Catherine Dale Owen, and Sarah Padden.[1] It was co-written by Seton I. Miller and was based on a 1913 play by George Howells Broadhurst, which had previously been made into a silent film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albert S. D'Agostino.

Plot

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After her husband loses a fortune in the Wall Street Crash and is forced to work as a used car salesman, the young wife cannot bear the loss in status.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Pitts p.223

Bibliography

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  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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