# Reunion in Reno > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reunion_in_Reno > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reunion_in_Reno.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reunion_in_Reno > Source revision: 1341045359 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1951 film by Kurt Neumann Reunion in Reno Directed by Kurt Neumann Written by Lou Breslow Hans Jacoby William Sackheim Brenda Weisberg Shirley White Produced by Leonard Goldstein Starring Mark Stevens Peggy Dow Gigi Perreau Cinematography Maury Gertsman Edited by Virgil W. Vogel Music by Joseph Gershenson Production company Universal Pictures Distributed by Universal Pictures Release dates October 6, 1951 (1951-10-06) (Reno, Nevada)[1] October 19, 1951 (1951-10-19) (Los Angeles)[2] Running time 79 minutes Country United States Language English ***Reunion in Reno*** is a 1951 American [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Kurt Neumann](/source/Kurt_Neumann_(director)) and starring [Mark Stevens](/source/Mark_Stevens_(actor)), [Peggy Dow](/source/Peggy_Dow) and [Gigi Perreau](/source/Gigi_Perreau). The screenplay concerns a girl who hires an attorney to obtain a divorce from her parents. The film's sets were designed by the [art directors](/source/Art_director) [Bernard Herzbrun](/source/Bernard_Herzbrun) and [Nathan Juran](/source/Nathan_Juran). ## Plot Nine-year-old girl Maggie Linaker arrives in [Reno, Nevada](/source/Reno%2C_Nevada) to find divorce lawyer Norman Drake, who is berated by stenographer Laura Carson for profiting from divorce rather than helping couples reconcile. Maggie explains that she would like to divorce her parents and offers Norman all of her money, $3.27. Norman and Laura are unable to persuade Maggie to disclose her parents' names or location. Norman finds Maggie's parents, Frederick Linaker and his pregnant wife Doris, who are shocked by what their daughter has done. Maggie was supposed to be on a bus trip to a Nevada summer camp. At a mock trial in a judge's court, Maggie explains that she overheard her parents say that they cannot afford to raise two children. Doris reassures her that it was merely a worry, not a reason to leave. The Linakers return home and Norman and Laura think about marriage. ## Cast - [Mark Stevens](/source/Mark_Stevens_(actor)) as Norman Drake - [Peggy Dow](/source/Peggy_Dow) as Laura Carson - [Gigi Perreau](/source/Gigi_Perreau) as Margaret "Maggie" Angeline Linaker - [Frances Dee](/source/Frances_Dee) as Mrs. Doris Linaker - [Leif Erickson](/source/Leif_Erickson_(actor)) as B. Frederick Linaker - [Ray Collins](/source/Ray_Collins_(actor)) as Judge Thomas Kneeland - [Fay Baker](/source/Fay_Baker) as Miss Pearson - [Myrna Dell](/source/Myrna_Dell) as Mrs. Virginia Mason - [Dick Wessel](/source/Dick_Wessel) as Taxi Driver - [Sid Tomack](/source/Sid_Tomack) as Serge Field - Stuart Morgan Dancers as Dancing Ensemble ## Release The film's world premiere was held in [Reno, Nevada](/source/Reno%2C_Nevada) on October 6, 1951, with the stars of the film in attendance. [Jeff Chandler](/source/Jeff_Chandler) acted as master of ceremonies for the stage show before the screening. Other celebrities attending the premiere included [Rock Hudson](/source/Rock_Hudson) and [Susan Cabot](/source/Susan_Cabot).[1] ## Reception In a contemporary review for the *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*, critic John L. Scott wrote: "This film story, wholesome and unpretentious, ... features a blend of light comedy and pathos and spotlights a talented 9-year-old child with winning ways, Gigi Perreau. The movie is the little girl's from beginning to end. ... Little Miss Perreau is an appealing child star and her performance avoids, for the most part, the 'cute' tricks usually associated with screen tots."[2] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-premiere_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-premiere_1-1) Hopper, Hedda (October 11, 1951). "Charlton Heston Set for Billy Wilder Film". *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. p. 8, Part III. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scott_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scott_2-1) Scott, John L. (October 20, 1951). "Gigi Perreau, 9, Wins Honors in Reno Story". *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. p. 7. ## Bibliography - Quinlan, David. *The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and the Movies They Made*. Carol Publishing Group, 1997. ## External links - [*Reunion in Reno*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043965/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Kurt Neumann El Tenorio del harem (1931) Fast Companions (1932) My Pal, the King (1932) The Big Cage (1933) The Secret of the Blue Room (1933) King for a Night (1933) Let's Talk It Over (1934) Half a Sinner (1934) Wake Up and Dream (1934) Alias Mary Dow (1935) The Affair of Susan (1935) Let's Sing Again (1936) Rainbow on the River (1936) Espionage (1937) Make a Wish (1937) That Navy Spirit (1937) Wide Open Faces (1938) Generals of Tomorrow (1938) Ambush (1939) Unmarried (1939) Island of Lost Men (1939) All Women Have Secrets (1939) Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940) Brooklyn Orchid (1942) Fall In (1942) The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942) Taxi, Mister (1943) Yanks Ahoy (1943) The Unknown Guest (1943) Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) The Dude Goes West (1948) Bad Men of Tombstone (1949) Bad Boy (1949) Two Knights from Brooklyn (1949) The Kid from Texas (1950) Rocketship X-M (1950) Cattle Drive (1951) Reunion in Reno (1951) Son of Ali Baba (1952) The Ring (1952) Hiawatha (1952) Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953) Regina Amstetten (1954) Three from Variety (1954) Carnival Story (1954) Circus of Love (1954) They Were So Young (1954) The Star of Rio (1955) Mohawk (1956) The Desperados Are in Town (1956) She Devil (1957) Kronos (1957) The Deerslayer (1957) The Fly (1958) Machete (1958) Watusi (1959) Counterplot (1959) This article related to an American comedy film of the 1950s is a stub. 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