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Enchantment (1948)Uncle Rollo finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love, Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his ... See full summary » Director:Irving Reis |
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Title: Enchantment (1948)
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General Sir Roland Dane
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Lark Ingoldsby
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| Evelyn Keyes | ... |
Grizel Dane
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Pilot Officer Pax Masterson
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Selina Dane
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Proutie
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Philip Friend | ... |
Pelham Dane
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Shepperd Strudwick | ... |
Marchese Del Laudi
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Henry Stephenson | ... |
General Fitzgerald
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Colin Keith-Johnston | ... |
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Lark as a Child
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Peter Miles | ... |
Rollo as a Child
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Sherlee Collier | ... |
Selina as a Child
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Warwick Gregson | ... |
Pelham as a Child
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Mrs. Sampson
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Uncle Rollo finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love, Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his niece and the subsequent romance between her and Lark's nephew causes him to reevaluate his life and offer some advice so the young couple don't make the same mistake he did, all those years ago. Written by Mark Harding <mah@imdb.com>
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AN Enchanting LOVE STORY! See more »Parents Guide:
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25 December 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: [interrupting] Now I know why they call you "Lark".
Lark Ingoldsby: [turning around] Were you there? Listening all the time?
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: You've grown up.
Lark Ingoldsby: A little.
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: I didn't know you could sing like that.
Lark Ingoldsby: You didn't know I was growing up either.
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Do you know what happened to this room?
Lark Ingoldsby: No.
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: It's full of light, sunshine and flowers.
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 24, 1949 with David Niven, Teresa Wright and 'Jayne Meadows' reprising their film roles of General Roland Dane, Lark Ingoldsby and Selina Dane respectively. See more »Quotes
Lark Ingoldsby: [singing] "I'll list for my soldier/And follow my love..."General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: [interrupting] Now I know why they call you "Lark".
Lark Ingoldsby: [turning around] Were you there? Listening all the time?
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: You've grown up.
Lark Ingoldsby: A little.
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: I didn't know you could sing like that.
Lark Ingoldsby: You didn't know I was growing up either.
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Do you know what happened to this room?
Lark Ingoldsby: No.
General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: It's full of light, sunshine and flowers.
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The 1940s seemed to be the decade of the romantic "women's films" featuring stars like Bette Davis, Merle Oberon, Olivia de Havilland and others. And Samuel Goldwyn had the good taste to hire the best script writers, the best cinematographers, the best musicians, and the best available actors to play in all of his films.
None was more romantic than ENCHANTMENT and it has a warm glow about it, despite being a tale of unrequited love whereby an elderly man (DAVID NIVEN in convincing age make-up) recalls his younger days and his sweetheart (TERESA WRIGHT) who leaves him because of a misunderstanding caused by his neurotic sister (JAYNE MEADOWS).
When a young woman ambulance driver (EVELYN KEYES), who happens to be his niece, comes to stay in the grand old house during the London blitz of World War II, he advises her not to make the same mistake he did in following his true love. Result: a happy ending for Keyes and her pilot lover FARLEY GRANGER when she goes rushing after him during an air raid.
The tale is told in a clever use of flashbacks from one generation to the other, and all of it is photographed in crisp B&W splendor by Gregg Toland with a quietly effective musical score by Hugo Friedhofer. It's a handsomely mounted production, tastefully done without overdoing the sentimentality of the tale. LEO G. CARROLL is excellent as Niven's servant, realistically aged for the part of the tale that takes place in the present.
Highly recommended as a quality picture of its kind.
It's also a sad reminder of the fact that after leaving Samuel Goldwyn under the contract system, TERESA WRIGHT's screen career floundered and she soon found that she had to work for lesser salaries in films not worthy of her presence. She became a free agent but admitted that it turned out to be a huge mistake.