Forever Female (1953)

Aging actress Ginger Rogers refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingenue role any longer.

Director:

Irving Rapper

Writers:

Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein,

Stars:

Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas

Won 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ginger Rogers	...	Beatrice Page
William Holden	...	Stanley Krown
Paul Douglas	...	E. Harry Phillips
James Gleason	...	Eddie Woods
Jesse White	...	Willie Wolfe
Marjorie Rambeau	...	Older Actress at Bar
George Reeves	...	George Courtland
King Donovan	...	Playwright
Vic Perrin	...	Scenic Designer
Russell Gaige	...	Theatrical Producer
Marion Ross	...	Patty (as Marian Ross)
Richard Shannon	...	Stage Manager
Pat Crowley	...	Sally Carver

Storyline

Playwright Stanley Krown has a terrific new play. It's got a great part for reigning Broadway star Beatrice Page, and a young actress named Sally Carver will do just about anything to get the ingénue lead. The problem is that Beatrice doesn't want the great role written for her. She wants the ingénue role, something she could have played wonderfully -- when she was twenty years younger.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Taglines:

That "Moon Is Blue" boy -- is in the middle Again!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die pikanten Jahre einer Frau

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 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 19, 1955 with Ginger Rogers reprising her film role.

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Goofs

The framed caricatures that line the walls of the Sardi's set are black and white sketches that include at least one movie star (Charlie Chaplin); in reality, the caricatures at the actual restaurant in New York are in color and, because they only honor celebrities connected with the Broadway stage, would certainly not have included Chaplin.

User Reviews

Enjoyable

An aging stage star tries to hold on to ingénue roles. The screenplay is by the Epstein twins (Casablanca) based on a play by Barrie (Peter Pan). Given such pedigree, this comedy falls short of expectations but it is fairly enjoyable and has witty dialog. It's helped by good acting from Rogers as the actress in denial about her advancing years, Douglas as her supportive ex-husband, and Holden (on the verge of super-stardom) as a writer. A screen shot at the end of the film touts Crowley as a future star at Paramount. She never became a star, but she went on to have a long TV career, and she is winning here as a perky young actress.