Cynthia (1947)

Sickly girl finds an outlet in music.

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Writers:

Harold Buchman, Viña Delmar (play),

Stars:

Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy, S.Z. Sakall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Cynthia Bishop
George Murphy	...	Larry Bishop
S.Z. Sakall	...	Prof. Rosenkrantz
Mary Astor	...	Louise Bishop
Gene Lockhart	...	Dr. Fred I. Jannings
Spring Byington	...	Carrie Jannings
Jimmy Lydon	...	Ricky Latham
Scotty Beckett	...	Will Parker
Carol Brannon	...	Fredonia Jannings (as Carol Brannan)
Anna Q. Nilsson	...	Miss Brady, English Teacher
Morris Ankrum	...	Mr. Phillips, Principal
Kathleen Howard	...	Mac McQuillan, Jannings' Nurse
Shirley Johns	...	Stella Regan
Barbara Challis	...	Alice
Harlan Briggs	...	J.M. Dingle, Napoleon Hardware

Storyline

Sickly girl finds an outlet in music.

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Plot Keywords:

first love | based on play | character name in title

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Taglines:

You'll fall in love with Cynthia

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 August 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cynthia: The Rich, Full Life

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Loew's

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 23, 1947 with Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy and Mary Astor reprising their film roles.

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Connections

Featured in That's Entertainment! (1974)

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Soundtracks

"Buckle Down, Winsocki"
(uncredited)
Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

User Reviews

Emotion is the directors job

I came into this film on TCM at 6:15 AM one morning, about 1/4 into it so I missed the opening and establishing of the players backgrounds and motivations, and I did not 'get them' until the denouement. The motivations of the mother and father as well as the uncle as the doctor and his family, are the engine that drive the plot. However, the directors job, once he has a decent story, is to elicit emotion of varying kinds from the audience. If you want to look at and watch Liz Taylor in all her youthful glory and magnetism, this is one of the best. Ironically if forebodes her complete life as a great actress who has health problems all her life. This film took me up and down several times much to my amazement and has a great Hollywood, happy wrap up. (nothing wrong with feeling good especially at 6 A M). Yes, of course there are some problems but I watch films for the way they make me feel in the end, not specifically to be a critic, especially films of this genre and contrived time period. I loved it because it made me feel alive and real!!We all have felt these same emotions in our youth and this well done film allows us feel these once more.