Adaptations
Babbitt has been converted into films twice, a feat which Turner Classic Movies describes as “impressive for a novel that barely has a plot.” The first adaptation was a silent film, released in 1924, starring Willard Louis as George F. Babbitt. More well known is the 1934 talkie, starring Guy Kibbee. This version, while remaining somewhat true to Lewis’s novel, takes a lot of liberties with the plot, exaggerating Babbitt’s affair and a sour real estate deal. Both films were Warner Bros. productions.
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