Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement | Adaptations

The most famous adaptation of Hobson's work was a 20th Century Fox film, Gentleman 's Agreement. The movie, starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and John Garfield, with a screenplay by Moss Hart, earned Hobson a six-figure sum. Following the text closely, the film was a powerful expose of anti-Semitism and increased the popularity of Hobson. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture; Elia Kazan won the Academy Award for Best Director; Celeste Holm won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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