Her Twelve Men

Director: Robert Z. Leonard Robert Z. Leonard

Overview

In this drama, based on Miss Baker's Dozen, a story by Louise Baker, a teacher is in charge of a class of 13 mischievous boys. They make her job, which is constantly monitored by a strict headmaster, very difficult. Still she somehow manages to keep the boys in line. Also presenting difficulty in her live is a fellow teacher who pursues her. She is also sought after by a millionaire, the father of one of her students. In the end, she chooses the teacher.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2019
UPC:	0883929675395
Original Release:	1954
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	28,219

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Greer Garson	Jan Stewart
Robert Ryan	Joe Hargrave
Barry Sullivan	Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.
Richard Haydn	Dr. Avord Barrett
Barbara Lawrence	Barbara Dunning
James Arness	Ralph Munsey
Rex Thompson	Homer Curtis
Tim Considine Jr.	Richard Y. Oliver
David Stollery	Jeff Carlin
Frances Bergen	Sylvia Carlin
Ian Wolfe	Roger Frane
Dale Hartleben	Kevin Clark
Ivan Triesault	Erik Haldeman
Stuffy Singer	Jimmy Travers
Peter Votrian	Alan Saunders
Tim Considine	Richard Y. Oliver, Jr.
Peter J. Votrian	Alan Saunders
Donald MacDonald	Bobby Lennox
Bronislau Kaper	Composer

Technical Credits

William Roberts

Laura Z. Hobson

John Houseman	Producer
Robert Z. Leonard	Director
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects
A. Gillespie	Special Effects
William Roberts	Screenwriter
Laura Z. Hobson	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The very classy Greer Garson deserved a better parting vehicle for her last film under her MGM contract than Her Twelve Men, but at least her send-off was in glorious color. Men is certainly not a bad film, but it's a derivative, "been to the well a bit too often" picture that rarely surprises and lays on the sentiment a tad too thickly. Those who are merely in the mood for an undemanding, "sweet" film will certainly enjoy it, but it may get a tad sticky for those who want a little more meat to their drama. Things are not helped by Robert Z. Leonard's direction, which gives in to most temptations to indulge the sentiment; his work gets the picture where it's going, but it doesn't show us anything unexpected or particularly diverting along the way. Garson helps matters, of course, simply by her mere presence, and she makes the part come alive; even so, one still gets the sense that the actress wasn't fully involved in the character. Robert Ryan is quite good, obviously enjoying the chance to play a normal person, and Barry Sullivan has some good moments as his rival for Garson's affection. Richard Haydn is doing what he has done in many films, but Tim Considine is quite good as one of Garson's young charges. The production, including Joseph Ruttenberg's cinematography, is dependably impressive.