The Green Hand Trailer (1940)

12 January 1940 Drama 29 mins

In 1932, University of Georgia agriculture professor Paul W. Chapman wrote a novel about the Future Farmers of America (FFA), The Green Hand, in which joining FFA improved the life of a young delinquent, Fred Dale. In 1939, Sears-Roebuck & Co. sponsored the filmed version of The Green Hand and shot the film in Athens, Georgia, casting townfolk and university professors as its main characters. The main character, Fred Dale, is played by UGA sophomore Alpha Fowler, Jr., the son of a state legislator. A "big man on campus" in the 1940s, Fowler, Jr. went on to his own career as a state legislator. Other men prominent in Georgia and UGA agriculture appeared in the film.

Watch the official The Green Hand 1940 trailer in HD below or find more The Green Hand videos on Vidimovie.

Watch Full Movies Online

Watch Movies Now

Sorry, we can't find the movie trailer you're looking for.

Either a trailer for this movie has not been released yet, or it was removed following a request from the copyright holder.

Find more trailers

Cast

Paul Chapman as Prof. Marshall Anderson

M. D. Mobley as Walter Langford

Alpha Fowler, Jr. as Fred Dale

Mrs. J.W. Bailey as Fred's mother

Betty Johnson as Sally May Martin

Leo F. Johnson as Sally's father

W.R. Coile as Judge of the Superior Court

G. P. Donaldson as Jack Lindsey

Ralph Shumake as Willard Henderson

Tommy Tucker, Jr. as Red Watterson

Dr. Milton P. Jarnigan as Wilson Dominick

Dr. Henry A Shinn as Solicitor General

J. Hunter Wilson as Hiram Smithfield

Dr. O.C. Aderhold as Harold Locke

Scott Chamblee as Spike Bivins

Mrs. Neil McCordle as Nurse Shaw

Crew

Paul W. Chapman Story

International Releases Dates

United States 12 January 1940

Production Companies

Venard Organization

Popular movie trailers from 1940

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1940:

Auto-Lite on Parade Trailer (1940)

03 August 1940

Tour of an auto parts and accessories factory climaxing with a stop-motion product parade.

Wie konntest Du, Veronika! Trailer (1940)

29 August 1940

The Cowboy from Sundown Trailer (1940)

05 September 1940

The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler.

Dopo divorzieremo Trailer (1940)

21 September 1940

Grace Peterson works in department stores "Tutto per Tutti", along with many other young people. His employment contract entitling them to live in a boarding house built specifically for them by the company but on the other hand, forbid them not fall in love or marry under threat of dismissal.

Murder Over New York Trailer (1940)

13 December 1940

When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.

Une idée à l'eau Trailer (1940)

20 April 1940

Three screenwriters try to write a comedy about a young first man who must conquer a rich billionaire on a desert island.

The Last Alarm Trailer (1940)

25 June 1940

A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire.

Beautiful Bali Trailer (1940)

26 September 1940

A look at Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, 90 miles long, 45 miles wide, and home to a million people.

Abandonment Trailer (1940)

10 January 1940

In 1830 Pierre Courier, a rich and elderly shipowner, awaits the return of his son Stefano, who has just returned from a long trip to Trinidad in the ship in which he is captain.

Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

British Air Ministry short film highlighting the need for the public to stay clear of aircraft wreckage during World War II.

American Portrait Trailer (1940)

31 July 1940

This movie's preamble explains the importance of salesmanship after the great depression The industrial revolution has created a life of modern convenience for America, and there are more products available than most people can fathom.

All At Sea Trailer (1940)

04 February 1940

Sandy Powell plays a messenger who joins the Navy by accident and has a series of misadventures.

Comments

Have you watched The Green Hand yet? What did you think about it?