Alice Adams (Pulitzer Prize 1922)

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Campbell, Jim. An exceptional copy. 1979 Full-Leather. 308 pp. Red full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Two-panel illustration preceding title page and full-page illustrations in text by Jim Campbell. The 1922 Pulitzer Prize winning novel that inspired the 1935 film. "The narrative centers around the character of a young woman who aspires to climb the social ladder. The story is set in a middle-class family living in America at the turn of the 20th century. The plot of the film revolves around a social climbing girl (Katharine Hepburn) and her mother (Ann Shoemaker). It was written by Dorothy Yost, Mortimer Offner and Jane Murfin. The film was directed by George Stevens. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Picture and for Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn). The music score was by Max Steiner and Roy Webb, and the cinematography by Robert De Grasse. The film starred Katharine Hepburn as Alice Adams with Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Evelyn Venable, Frank Albertson, Ann Shoemaker, Hedda Hopper and Hattie McDaniel. Alice Adams (Katharine Hepburn) is the daughter of a family of modest means but she dreams of making her way in society and being accepted by the 'better people.' She meets the well-to-do Arthur Russell (Fred MacMurray) at a social gathering; he is charmed by her attempts at putting on airs and accepts her invitation to dine at the Adams' home. The meal is a disaster: Alice's parents (Fred Stone and Anne Shoemaker) are obviously way out of Russell's league, while the servant (Hattie McDaniel) hired for the occasion shows up very surly.