---
title: 'These Wilder Years (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roy Rowland'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/these-wilder-years-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049844/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# These Wilder Years (1956)

1956 · 91 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

These Wilder Years is a 1956 American drama film directed by Roy Rowland and starring James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Pidgeon. It is the story of a businessman who tries to find the illegitimate son he gave up to an orphanage many years ago. The film marked the first and only onscreen pairing of Hollywood stars Cagney and Stanwyck.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roy Rowland](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-rowland)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-fenton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jeff Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-alexander)
- **Director of Photography:** [George J. Folsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-j-folsey)
- **Editor:** [Ben Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-lewis)

## Cast

- [Basil Ruysdael](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-ruysdael)
- [Barbara Stanwyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-stanwyck)
- [Michael Landon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-landon)
- [Edward Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-andrews)
- [Lewis Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-martin)
- [Will Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-wright)
- [Grandon Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/grandon-rhodes)
- [Walter Pidgeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-pidgeon)
- [Don Dubbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-dubbins)
- [James Cagney](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cagney)
- [Dean Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-jones)
- [Dorothy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-adams)

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