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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes is a 1945 American drama film directed by Roy Rowland, and starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien.
Background.
The movie is based on the 1940 novel of the same name by George Victor Martin (1900–1959), about the Norwegian-American residents of a small Wisconsin farming community. The farming community of New Hope, which was actually Benson Corners, Portage County, Wisconsin was the inspiration for the book. The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo and
that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes." The same passage also inspired the title of an unrelated film, "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes".
Tallulah Bankhead had received critical acclaim for her performance in the 1939 Broadway production of Hellman's play, but director William Wyler, who previously had teamed with Bette Davis on "Jezebel" and "The Letter", insisted on casting her in the lead role instead. Producer Samuel Goldwyn agreed, since none of Bankhead's films had been box office