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

'Joan Crawford' later said about this film, "If Otto Preminger hadn't directed it, the picture would have been a mess. It came off. Sort of."

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Goofs

When Daisy backs out of the garage, the passenger window is down. A few minutes later, she wrecks the car and the window is up (and cracked).

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Quotes

Dan O'Mara: Have a good life, baby. You deserve it.

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Connections

References The Woman in the Window (1944)

User Reviews

Surprisingly Excellent

I've seen about a dozen Preminger films and this is my favorite. I wasn't expecting too much once the movie began because it seemed I had seen this all done before but Preminger's characters (as is usually the case) are much more realistic than typical Hollywood movies of this era. The characterization actually compares favorably to foreign films of the time, like for example Quai des Orfèvres from the same year; this movie could easily have been a French production. I'm not much a fan of Crawford or Fonda but this is probably the best I've seen Fonda; and Crawford was just fine. Dana Andrews is superb - probably his best movie! What made this movie for me was that I could relate to all three main characters - in many ways they are more ideas (or philosophies) than actual people but the odd thing is that the line was so blurred that even though I knew this was the case I still enjoyed them as people. What puts this above the other Premingers I've seen is the very tight script, the fast pacing, and three fully realized characters that came across not only as real but as themes in themselves. Add in a memorable supporting cast and everything just blends together to make a perfect concoction.