That Forsyte Woman (1949)

Love among the Forsytes is strange, full of tradition, melancholy and gold digging in this film treatise on Victorian-age rigidity and vestiges of a flawed society.

Director:

Compton Bennett

Writers:

John Galsworthy (based on book I of "The Forsyte Saga" by), Jan Lustig (screen play),

Stars:

Errol Flynn, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Errol Flynn	...	Soames Forsyte
Greer Garson	...	Irene Forsyte
Walter Pidgeon	...	Young Jolyon Forsyte
Robert Young	...	Philip Bosinney
Janet Leigh	...	June Forsyte
Harry Davenport	...	Old Jolyon Forsyte
Aubrey Mather	...	James Forsyte
Gerald Oliver Smith	...	Wilson
Lumsden Hare	...	Roger Forsyte
Stanley Logan	...	Swithin Forsyte
Halliwell Hobbes	...	Nicholas Forsyte
Matt Moore	...	Timothy Forsyte
Florence Auer	...	Ann Forsyte Heyman
Phyllis Morris	...	Julia Forsyte Small
Marjorie Eaton	...	Hester Forsyte

Storyline

Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teenager June Forsyte has found love with an artist, Phillip Bosinny. The interactions between the Forsytes and the people and society around them is the truss for this love story set in the rigid and strict times of the Victorian age.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | artist | black sheep | paris france | jealousy | 

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Taglines:

To men she could be ice . . . or fire . . . or everything!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Glória de Amar

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Greer Garson flung her wardrobe open to change into a dress to accompany Soames to the art gallery, Errol Flynn jumped out of the wardrobe which caused her to scream and faint on set.

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Goofs

In an era of corset-wearing ladies there is a scene where Irene confronts Soames in his office about going on vacation. Garson is dressed in a Victorian nightgown and robe but in various scenes of her seated her bra straps are visible.

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Connections

Version of The Forsyte Saga (1967)

User Reviews

Flynn Acts!

This is one of the few non-swashbuckling films of Wicked, Wicked Ways Errol and one where he plays a character totally unsympathetic. He does it not merely well but superbly. He could act. Tragically, he was so damn good at using his natural athletic abilities in costume dramas, he never got good roles until he was over the hill. This film made right after the time of his famous sex trial reveals another side of a talented actor. Garson is great as is Robert Young, albeit coming off a bit insipid alongside Errol, playing a foppish socialite. The story of this film is a bit tiresome by today's standards and drags in spots. It is gorgeously photographed with lush costuming but it's Flynn who steals the show-- without even trying. He was only 50 when he died from a debauched lifestyle. Sadly, his last film, Cuban Rebel Girls, made during Fidel's revolt, is an abortion and a pathetic tribute to a man, a talented man, who trilled us all so many times in our youth with his panache, elan and verve. But, this little film, made about 10 years before his demise shows he was indeed, an actor and not merely a star.