Oliver's Story (film) autocratic father. Though Oliver and Marcie eventually part, Oliver and his father reconcile when both men discover surprising things they never knew about each other and Oliver finally joins the Barrett enterprises. A number of scenes were filmed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Stanley Woolen Mill in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, and other locations in that community were used for this film. Oliver's law offices were those occupied at the time by the New York firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell. The Bonwit Teller store in Eastchester, N.Y. was also used as a shoot location. Ryan O'Neal was offered a reported
The Man Who Played God (1932 film) meet him immediately. "My excitement and joy were indescribable ... An Arliss film was a prestige film – a far cry from "The Menace", and yet Murray Kinnell of "The Menace" cast had suggested me for the part ... Out of all bad comes some good. I have always believed this." At age sixty-three, more than ten years older than the character, Arliss knew he was too old for the role and was concerned the age difference between him and the actress cast as Grace Blair would be ridiculous unless she were played by someone who could convey both love