Her Twelve Men
- Greer Garson: Jan Stewart
- Robert Ryan: Joe Hargrave
- Barry Sullivan: Richard Y. Oliver Sr.
- Richard Haydn: Dr. Barrett Avord
- Barbara Lawrence: Barbara Dunning
- James Arness: Ralph Munsey
- Rex Thompson: Homer Curtis
- Tim Considine: Richard Y. Oliver Jr.
- David Stollery: Jeff Carlin
- Frances Bergen: Sylvia Carlin
Her twelve men (Original Title: Her Twelve Men) is an American comedy film with Greer Garson from the year 1954.
Action
January Stewart is set as the first female teacher at a private school for boys. Although she has no educational experience, it was Dr. Avord Barrett, the principal of the school, from an influential family recommended. Barrett prepares January now on their new role before, by educating them about their twelve future protégés and their family background. Another teacher named Joe Hargrave she also points out that most of the boys at the beginning of each school year suffer from homesickness and are neglected by their wealthy parents. In its first hour it falls in January obviously difficult to assert themselves as an authority in their class. When she finds out one evening that their students have hidden a small puppy in her bedroom, she promises them to work to ensure that they are allowed to keep the little dog. Joe tells her, however, that it is not correct to win the affection of her students through such concessions. The next day, January caught However, their colleagues, as he helps the boy going to build an enclosure for the puppy in the barn.
After Bobby, one of the boys received a call from his parents, who currently make holiday on the French Riviera and tell her son that he should spend Christmas alone in a boarding again Jan tries to comfort him. When several months pass and Bobby receives not a single message from his parents Jan wrote a letter, sign it on behalf of Bobby's mother and handed him the sad boy. Meanwhile, can the widower Richard Y. Oliver Sr. enroll his spoiled son, Richard Jr. to school. Its aggressive behavior alienates his new classmates. When he triggers the fire alarm one night out of boredom and then the entire class of Rector Barrett is punished, the other boys despise him all the more.
When Richard by a trick of the boys breaks her leg, his father lets him take out of school. Rector Barrett commissioned Jan, Richard to accompany her home. On the way to Houston, Texas on Jan tries to Richard 's conscience. When they arrive in Houston and Jan is preparing to travel back, Richard begs her not to leave him. His father finally says a pending business trip to spend more time with his son. January also agrees to stay for a few days with them in Texas. When Jan returns along with the Olivers to school, Richard sincerely trying to cope with the other students. Joe, meanwhile, is jealous of Richard Sr., who expresses his affection for Jan open. When a dispute arises between Jan and Joe Jan announces its position as a teacher. On the same evening you doing Richard Sr. to marry him, she accepts promptly. Rector Barrett then reached the news that Bobby's parents are unable to attend the graduation ceremony, so January is forced again, Bobby read his mother an alleged letter. Joe, how she recites the lines of loving the boy, and noticed that they improvised it and actually holds another letter in their hands. Joe then gives her a kiss and tells her that they 've proven to be a good teacher.
During Jan prepared for their departure with the Olivers, give her " her twelve men " a parting gift. At the same time they try to persuade you to stay. Overwhelmed by her feelings, she decides her work as a teacher in the private school to continue. Also for her personal happiness, she meets a new decision: She runs behind Joe and includes him in her arms.
Background
Her twelve men, Greer Garsons last film under her longtime MGM contract, based on Louise Baker's story Snips and Snails that had been published as a series in several editions of the U.S. magazine Ladies Home Journal. 1952 MGM acquired the film rights for $ 35,000. Author William Roberts and Laura Z. Hobson wrote Bakers story then into a screenplay.
The film premiered on August 11, 1954 in New York 's premiere. Neither the critics nor the public were, however, impressed with the comedy. With domestic box office receipts of $ 1,418,000 your twelve men made a loss of about $ 863,000. In Germany the film was first shown on 12 September 1992 by the ARD television.
Reviews
Bosley Crowther was at the time of the New York Times that Greer Garsons " special hallmark, this sun-like aura ", in your twelve men " so artificially ', being that they are" an almost burns, rather than to warm the heart. " The screenplay by William Roberts and Laura Z. Hobson was " an absolutely flimsy affair that shows no understanding of the problems of the boys and their teachers ." The fact that the film in color rotated doing " his shortcomings all too clear ."
Craig Butler by All Movie Guide was of the opinion that your twelve men " certainly not a bad movie," but " a second-class [ ... ] strip ', which, have to offer only " rare " surprises " with a bit too much sentimentality " aufwarte. However, Greer Garson values the film " solely by their sheer presence " and was " breathe their role life " able. The production, including Joseph Ruttenbergs camera work, was " as always impressive." Film critic Leonard Maltin criticized hindsight, the " maudlin script " of the film, which is ultimately about " a failed experiment " handle, " the success of Goodbye, Mr. Chips to repeat ."
For the lexicon of international film was your twelve men a " [m ] ittelmäßige comedy about a widowed teacher, which is made difficult the life of a 12-member class." Cinema found the film simply " [z ] u shallow ".