28 Sep 2005
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.
That Hagen Girl
Haunted by the whispers of an indiscretion she was too innocent to understand!
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the house and practice that Judge Merrivale left him when he died. As Tom has been away a number of years, this leads to more gossip and Mary believes that he is her father. The popular and rich Ken loves Mary, but his family and friends constantly remind him that she is 'not one of us'. Julia, a teacher at school encourages Mary but Mary cannot get a break in anything she does, or is accused of doing. Tom knows the answer to her true identity, and he is silent.
Top Billed Cast
Ronald Reagan Tom Bates
Shirley Temple Mary Hagen
Rory Calhoun Ken Freneau
Lois Maxwell Julia Kane
Dorothy Peterson Minta Hagen
Charles Kemper Jim Hagen
Conrad Janis Dewey Koons
Jean Porter Sharon Bailey
Penny Edwards Christine Delaney
Harry Davenport Judge Merrivale
Nella Walker Molly Freneau
Winifred Harris Selma Delaney
Moroni Olsen Trenton Gateley
Frank Conroy Dr. Stone
Kathryn Card Miss Grover
Douglas Kennedy Herb Delaney
Barbara Brown Lorna Gateley
Tom Fadden Village Loafer
Gino Corrado Bartender (uncredited)
William Edmunds Corey (uncredited)
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