Five of a Kind

Overview
The financial exploitation of Canada's Dionne Quintuplets rolled ever forward with 20th Century-Fox's FIVE OF A KIND, the third Dionne feature-length vehicle. Under the watchful eye of kindly obstetrican Dr. Dafoe (Jean Hersholt), the lovable quints, now 4 1/2 years old, play with their pets and toys, and even sing and dance. Meanwhile, reporter Christine Nelson (Claire Trevor) and radio commentator Duke Lester (Cesar Romero) battle over the exclusive rights to the Dionne girls' life story. The story ends with an experimental television broadcast, a rarity for a 1938 film. Knowing what we know now about the Dionne Quintuplets' far from happy home lives and difficult transitions to adulthood, it is hard to watch FIVE OF A KIND objectively today.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Herbert I. Leeds - Director
The Dionne Quintuplets: Yvonne, Cecile, Marie, Ann
Jean Hersholt
Claire Trevor
Slim Summerville
Henry Wilcoxon
Inez Courtney
Jane Darwell
John Russell
Andrew Tombes
David Torrence
Details
- Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand, Full Frame, Black & White, NTSC Format)
- Run Time: 85
- Color Format: Black and White
- UPC: 024543952534
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: July 2014

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