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As The Earth Turns (novel)
As the Earth Turns may refer to: *''As the Earth Turns'', the 1933 debut novel by Gladys Hasty Carroll Gladys Hasty Carroll (June 26, 1904 – April 1, 1999) was an American novelist active from the late 1920s into the 1980s. In her fiction and non-fiction, Carroll wrote about what she knew and people that she loved, especially those in the Southe ... * ''As the Earth Turns'' (1934 film), an adaptation of the Carroll novel * ''As the Earth Turns'' (1938 film), an American science-fiction silent film directed by Richard Lyford See also * As the World Turns (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Gladys Hasty Carroll (June 26, 1904 – April 1, 1999) was an American novelist active from the late 1920s into the 1980s. In her fiction and non-fiction, Carroll wrote about what she knew and people that she loved, especially those in the Southern Maine rural community of Dunnybrook, located in South Berwick, Maine. Carroll believed that the history of common folk mattered most and her works presented their stories. Carroll's debut novel ''As the Earth Turns'' featured one year on a local family farm. In 1933 it was a blockbuster—released by Macmillan on May 2 with advanced sales of 20,000 and as the Book-of-the-Month Club selection for May. In 1996 it was "read and discussed by informal study groups and in classrooms throughout the state" as part of a Maine Humanities Council project on "the impact of modernism on Maine". Life Carroll was born June 26, 1904 in Rochester, New Hampshire. She grew up on her family's South Berwick farm, where she lived with her parents, Warren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Earth Turns (1934 Film)
''As the Earth Turns'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Jean Muir and Donald Woods, based on a Pulitzer Prize-nominated best-selling novel by Gladys Hasty Carroll. Plot The episodic plot, involving three farm families and marked by the seasons within a little over one year, takes place in rural southern Maine. The main character, Jen Shaw (Jean Muir), is a young woman who has primary responsibility for her family while her father Mark (David Landau) deals with the hardships of farming. Despite such hardships and the complaints of her step-sister Margaret (Emily Lowry) and step-mother Cora (Clara Blandick), who dream of returning to city life, Jen seems largely satisfied with her life. In contrast, Mill, the wife of Jen's unambitious uncle George (Arthur Hohl), is increasingly embittered by her unhappy marriage. In the winter, a Polish immigrant family, the Jankowskis, arrive to take possession of a nearby farm, making a home in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Earth Turns (1938 Film)
''As the Earth Turns'' is a 1938 American independent, science-fiction and silent film directed by Richard Lyford. Lyford was age 20 when he directed ''As the Earth Turns'', and the film is one of many avant-garde films that he made in Seattle, Washington before finding success with Walt Disney in the 1940s. Summary He portrays Pax, a central character in the film, "who attempts to persuade the world to put down its weapons by inducing extreme climate change". Cast * Barbara Berjer as Julie Weston (as Barbara Berger) * Alan Hoelting as Arther Verrill * Edwin C. Frost as Prof. Lionel Banks * Richard Lyford as PAX Rediscovery Like most of Lyford's early films, it was presumed lost until it was discovered in his former Seattle home over 80 years later. KING-TV reported that the film may have never left Lyford's basement, which he would use as an auditorium to show his films. After the rediscovery, Lyford's family asked Seattle composer Ed Hartman to create a score for the film. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |