
Feature film — 1948
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
In Depression-era New York, painter Eben Adams despairs at his lack of success. One cold winter evening in Central Park, he meets enigmatic, old-fashioned Jennie Appleton, who captures his fancy when she asks him to wait for her to grow up. Soon after, Eben sells a sketch of Jennie to kindly art dealer Miss Spinny and, as he meets the oddly mutable Jennie in fleeting moments, begins to realize they share a special destiny.
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A high-signal pick with 126 votes.
Selznick International Pictures
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Director: William Dieterle
On screen
Cast & crew

Jennifer Jones
Jennie Appleton

Joseph Cotten
Eben Adams

Ethel Barrymore
Miss Spinney

Lillian Gish
Mother Mary of Mercy

Cecil Kellaway
Matthews

David Wayne
Gus O'Toole

Florence Bates
Mrs. Jekes

Albert Sharpe
Moore

Henry Hull
Eke

Felix Bressart
Pete

Clem Bevans
Capt. Cobb
Maude Simmons
Clara Morgan
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