White Banners
“From a woman's love-scarred heart to the heart of all America...comes this startling secret of happiness!”
Synopsis
A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real interest is in meeting their neighbor, teenager Peter Trimble. It turns out that Peter is the son she bore out of wedlock and gave up for adoption, and now Hannah has returned to town to see what sort of young man her son has become.
Top Cast
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Claude Rains
Paul Ward
Fay Bainter
Hannah
Jackie Cooper
Peter Trimble
Bonita Granville
Sally Ward
Henry O'Neill
Sam Trimble
Kay Johnson
Marcia Ward
James Stephenson
Thomas Bradford
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dr. Thompson
William Pawley
Joe Ellis
Edward Pawley
Bill Ellis
John Ridgely
Charles Ellis
Mary Field
Hester
Edward McWade
Sloan
Release History & Theatrical Window
June 23, 1938
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Edmund Goulding
- Screenplay & Story
- Abem Finkel, Cameron Rogers, Lenore J. Coffee
- Original Score
- Max Steiner
- Original Title
- White Banners
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Edmund Goulding
Abem Finkel, Cameron Rogers, Lenore J. Coffee, Lloyd C. Douglas
Max Steiner
Charles Rosher
Department Leadership Roster
Edmund Goulding
Director
Charles Rosher
Director of Photography
Abem Finkel
Screenplay
Cameron Rogers
Screenplay
Lenore J. Coffee
Screenplay
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Oscars 1939
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Frequently Asked Questions About White Banners
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is White Banners about?
A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real interest is in meeting their neighbor, teenager Peter Trimble. It turns out that Peter is the son she bore out of wedlock and gave up for adoption, and now Hannah has returned to town to see what sort of young man her son has become.
Who directed White Banners?
White Banners was directed by Edmund Goulding.
Who stars in White Banners?
The principal cast of White Banners includes Claude Rains, Fay Bainter, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Henry O'Neill.
When was White Banners released and how long is it?
White Banners was released in 1938 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
Who composed the musical score for White Banners?
The original motion picture soundtrack for White Banners was composed by Max Steiner.
What is the age rating and content advisory for White Banners?
White Banners holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).