Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Commercial artist Daisy Kenyon is involved with married lawyer Dan O'Mara, and hopes someday to marry him, if he ever divorces his wife Lucille. She meets returning veteran Peter, a decent ... See full summary »

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writers:

David Hertz (screenplay), Elizabeth Janeway (novel)

Stars:

Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joan Crawford	...	Daisy Kenyon
Dana Andrews	...	Dan O'Mara
Henry Fonda	...	Peter Lapham
Ruth Warrick	...	Lucille O'Mara
Martha Stewart	...	Mary Angelus
Peggy Ann Garner	...	Rosamund O'Mara
Connie Marshall	...	Marie O'Mara
Nicholas Joy	...	Coverly
Art Baker	...	Lucille's Attorney

Storyline

Commercial artist Daisy Kenyon is involved with married lawyer Dan O'Mara, and hopes someday to marry him, if he ever divorces his wife Lucille. She meets returning veteran Peter, a decent and caring man, whom she does not love, but who offers her love and a more hopeful relationship. She marries him... just as Dan gets a divorce.

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Plot Keywords:

artist | adultery | cape cod | post war | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Entre el amor y el pecado

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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 April 5, 1948 with Dana Andrews reprising his film role.

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Goofs

Near the end of the movie, there are snow chains already on the wheels when Daisy leaves the cottage at the cape. No one had been to the cape since it had snowed.

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Quotes

Dan O'Mara: Anything logical makes me want to fight for some reason.

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Connections

Referenced in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

User Reviews

Too bad they don't make them like this one anymore...

This movie was surprisingly good.....I watched simply because I usually like Joan Crawford movies, but once this film began I was completely hooked. The performances were all first rate, and the script was excellent. Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews and Henry Fonda were equally great in their respective parts, in fact, I thought it was one of Henry Fonda's better early roles.