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25 December 1946 (USA)
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Tagline:
TWO WHO MET AND KISSED AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE MET AGAIN! (original poster - all caps) more
Plot:
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite. full summary | add synopsis
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Cuckold
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Violin
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Beach
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Based On Novel
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Nominated for Oscar.
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The best Joan Crawford performance ever.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Joan Crawford | ... | Mrs. Helen Wright | |
| John Garfield | ... | Paul Boray | |
| Oscar Levant | ... | Sid Jeffers | |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Papa Rudy Boray | |
| Joan Chandler | ... | Gina Romney | |
| Tom D'Andrea | ... | Phil Boray | |
| Peggy Knudsen | ... | Florence Boray | |
| Ruth Nelson | ... | Mama Esther Boray | |
| Craig Stevens | ... | Monte Loeffler | |
| Paul Cavanagh | ... | Mr. Victor Wright | |
| Richard Gaines | ... | Bauer - Paul's 1st producer | |
| John Abbott | ... | Rozner - conducts Nat.Inst.Orch. | |
| Robert Blake | ... | Paul Boray - child (as Bobby Blake) | |
| Tommy Cook | ... | Phil Boray - child | |
| Don McGuire | ... | Teddy #2 - Prop. of Teddy's Bar |
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125 min | West Germany:115 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Germany:12 (DVD rating) |
Australia:PG |
Australia:G (TV rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #11490) |
West Germany:16 |
Finland:S
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John Garfield's violin "performances" are actually played by two professional violinists standing on either side of him, one to bow and one to finger. The actual music was performed by Isaac Stern.
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Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Paul Boray is practicing on stage in his shirt sleeves, you can see the top of the head of a man crouched down behind him. This has to be one of the violinists who did the playing for John Garfield by reaching around him.
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Quotes:
Helen Wright:
Did you think you could go away for weeks, almost months, never call or write and come back to find me hanging in a clothes closet like a suit that you might put on some day a year from now?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Music of 'Humoresque' (2005) (V)
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Soundtrack:
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (The Blue Pajama Song)
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As Helen Joan Crawford gives her greatest performance and she should have been nominated for Best Actress that year. She certainly gave a better performance than Olivia De havilland gave in "To each His Own". John Garfield is also at top of his form and he certainly is a good match for Miss Crawford. What a shame that in a few short years he would be backlisted. Oscar Levant gives a typical Oscar Levant snide performance but he is a bit more serious in this role as the best friend of Mr. Garfield. the use of the "Liebestod" from "Tritan und Isolde" coupled with the waves rushing in might appear to some as camp but Miss crawford's handling of the scene is nothing short of magnificent. One usually overlooked performance is that of then billed Bobby Blake who has been much in the news lately. He portrayed Mr. Garfield's as a boy and did a good job of it without the ususal winey voice and mannerisms that made him so easy to hate in the "Our Gang" comedies. I have always thought that the adult robert Blake would have been an excellent choice to portray John Garfield in a biopic of his life. By all means see "Mildred Pearce" which won Miss Crawford the Oscar but don't miss "Humoresque".