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Parrish (1961)

UNRATED 138 min  -  Drama  -   4 May 1961 (USA)
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Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley... See full summary »

Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers:

Mildred Savage (novel), Delmer Daves
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Troy Donahue ...
Parrish McLean
Claudette Colbert ...
Ellen McLean
Karl Malden ...
Judd Raike
Dean Jagger Dean Jagger ...
Sala Post
Connie Stevens ...
Lucy
Diane McBain Diane McBain ...
Alison Post
Sharon Hugueny Sharon Hugueny ...
Paige Raike
Dub Taylor Dub Taylor ...
Teet Howie
Hampton Fancher ...
Edgar Raike
David Knapp David Knapp ...
Wiley Raike
Saundra Edwards Saundra Edwards ...
Evaline Raike
Sylvia Miles ...
Eileen
Bibi Osterwald Bibi Osterwald ...
Rosie
Madeleine Sherwood Madeleine Sherwood ...
Addie
Hayden Rorke Hayden Rorke ...
Tom Weldon
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Storyline

Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. Judd insists that Parrish learn the business from the ground up. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Rival | Plantation | Tobacco | Connecticut | Wedding  | See more »

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Genres:

Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Bonecas de Carne See more »

Filming Locations:

Windsor, Connecticut, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Joshua Logan originally wanted Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh to play the parents, and he tested Warren Beatty and Jane Fonda, among others, for the younger characters. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Lucy tells Parrish that tobacco poisoning is like poison ivy "only you only get it ONCE." In the next sentence she says "I sure was scared the FIRST time I got it." See more »

Quotes

Teet Howie: [after Alison Post comes breezing through in a sport convertable] There goes Little Miss Wildcat, home from school.
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Soundtracks

Work Songs (uncredited)
Written by John Barracudo, Terry Carter and Alfonso Marshall See more »