Everything but the Truth

1956 film by Jerry Hopper

December 1, 1956 (1956-12-01)

Running time

83 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Everything but the Truth is a 1956 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe and Tim Hovey.^[1] Much of the film score was composed by Henry Mancini.^[2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plot

A schoolboy who has been urged to always tell the truth blurts out that an uncle of his has received a payoff from a politician. Chaos ensues, as teacher Joan Madison fights the school principal's decision to expel the boy from classes and enlists a newspaper columnist, Ernie Miller, to help support her cause.

Cast

Maureen O'Hara as Joan Madison
John Forsythe as Ernie Miller
Tim Hovey as Willie Taylor
Frank Faylen as Mac MCmillen
Les Tremayne as Lawrence "Larry" Everett
Philip Bourneuf as Mayor Benjamin 'Ben' Parker
Jeanette Nolan as Miss Adelaide Dabney
Paul Birch as Sen. Winter
Addison Richards as Roger Connolly
Barry Atwater as Arthur Taylor
Roxanne Arlen as Blonde in Washroom
Ray Walker as Doctor
Howard Negley as Fred - School Board Chairman
Dorothy Abbott as Hostess
Philo McCullough as Senator

References

^ "Everything but the Truth (1956) - Jerry Hopper | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ Caps p.31

Bibliography

Caps, John. Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music. University of Illinois Press, 2012.
Malone, Aubrey. Maureen O'Hara: The Biography. University Press of Kentucky, 2013.