Beloved Infidel (1959)

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Sy Bartlett (screenplay)
Sheilah Graham (based on the book by) ...
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Release Date:

22 January 1960 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Toward the end of his life F. Scott Fitzgerald is writing for Hollywood studios to be able to afford the cost of an asylum for his wife. He is also struggling against alcoholism. Into his life comes the famous gossip columnist.

Plot Keywords:

Asylum | Columnist | Hollywood | Gossip Columnist | Love

Cast

Gregory Peck	...	F. Scott Fitzgerald
Deborah Kerr	...	Sheilah Graham
Eddie Albert	...	Bob Carter
Philip Ober	...	John Wheeler
Herbert Rudley	...	Stan Harris
John Sutton	...	Lord Donegall
Karin Booth	...	Janet Pierce
Ken Scott	...	Robinson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cindy Ames	...	Miss Bull (uncredited)
Mel Berger	...	Man Who Sings (uncredited)
Buck Class	...	Dion (uncredited)
Harry Denny	...	Mr. Foster (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Attendee at Preview (uncredited)
Joseph Forte	...	Intellectual Man (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Mickey Golden	...	Mailman (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant	...	Johnson (uncredited)
Tom Greenway	...	Director (uncredited)
Jim Hayward	...	Beach Bum (uncredited)
Jonathan Hole	...	Dr. Hoffman (uncredited)
Linda Hutchings	...	Airline Stewardess (uncredited)
Ted Jordan	...	Radio Director (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen	...	Beach Bum (uncredited)
Lita Leon	...	Dolly Arden (uncredited)
Maurice Manson	...	Jack Heilman (uncredited)
Mary McClure	...	Young Girl on Plane (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Popel	...	Miss Clayton (uncredited)
Charles Tannen	...	Radio Director (uncredited)
Bob Turnbull	...	Assistant Director (uncredited)
Elmore Vincent	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Paul von Schreiber	...	Newsboy (uncredited)
Dan White	...	Bookshop Proprietor (uncredited)

Directed by
Henry King

Writing credits
Sy Bartlett		(screenplay)
Sheilah Graham		(based on the book by) and
Gerold Frank		(based on the book by)

Produced by
Jerry Wald	....	producer

Original Music by
Franz Waxman

Cinematography by
Leon Shamroy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
William Reynolds

Art Direction by
Maurice Ransford
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by
Eli Benneche
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Bill Thomas

Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stanley Hough	....	assistant director
Jack Stubbs	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Fred R. Simpson	....	property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Harry M. Leonard	....	sound
E. Clayton Ward	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Crawford	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred Hall	....	head gaffer (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Leo McCreary	....	key grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Willie Mae Neal	....	costumer: women (uncredited)
Wesley Trist	....	wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Leonard Doss	....	color consultant

Music Department
Edward B. Powell	....	orchestrator
Leonid Raab	....	orchestrator (as Leon Raab)

Other crew
Rose Steinberg	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Company of Artists, The
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• 20th Century Fox (1960) (France) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Bausch & Lomb  CinemaScope lenses

Also Known As:

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:6 | West Germany:16 (f) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

1325 Miller Drive, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company:

Company of Artists, The

Trivia:

At a studio preview, Scott and Sheila view the finale of That Night in Rio (1941).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Studio lights and shades reflected in the window of Sheilah's apartment the first time Scott visits during the evening.

Movie Connections:

Features That Night in Rio (1941)

Soundtrack:

Beloved Infidel

King not at his best.

Henry King is a master of making a storybook love movie;but when it comes to biography,(with the exception of "the song of Bernadette" which owed a lot to Jennifer Jones)his art becomes ineffective:in spite of two great actors,nothing works here.The scene on the beach where Kerr tells everything ,warts and all, turns up at the most awkward moment:why does she feel compelled to tell the whole truth when things are working so fine for her?Besides,Gregory Peck is much too famous and too "straight" to portray FSF successfully,we never forget he is Gregory Peck:he's so handsome it's impossible to believe he is an out-and-out alcoholic. Oddly,King's swansong the following year was a FS Fitzgerald adaptation, "tender is the night' but Jones had become too old for the part and it was a disappointment.