Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV)

Director:

Peter Levin

Writer (WGA):

Allan Leicht (written by)

Release Date:

11 December 1989 (USA)

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Loretta Young	...	Grace Guthrie
Brian Keith	...	David Henderson
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Omar DeLacy
Lindsay Frost	...	Susan Dawson
Christopher Neame	...	Charles Patrick
Bruce Davison	...	Bill Guthrie
Donna Goodhand	...	Lily
William Preston	...	E.B. Bennett
Colin Fox	...	Theo
Lois Maxwell	...	Mary Smith
Michael Kirby	...	Lloyd Grebber
Renée Lippin	...	Holly Grebber
Barry Stevens	...	Roy Lewis
John Evans	...	Paul Meyers
James Loxley	...	Attorney
Barbara Gordon	...	Miriam
Victoria Snow	...	Ann Henshaw
Patricia Collins	...	Candide
Dan Lim	...	Photographer
Bunty Webb	...	Julia
Amanda Hancox	...	Corin
Mairon Bennett	...	Molly

Directed by
Peter Levin

Writing credits (WGA)
Allan Leicht		(written by)

Produced by
Charles W. Fries	....	executive producer
Stuart Millar	....	producer

Original Music by
David Raksin

Cinematography by
Reginald H. Morris

Casting by
Lindsay Chag
Robert Harbin
Beth Hymson

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Set Decoration by
Anthony Greco

Costume Design by
Shelley Komarov

Makeup Department
David R. Beecroft	....	key hair stylist
Beverly Carr	....	makeup artist
Patricia McDermott	....	key hair stylist: Loretta Young

Production Management
David Coatsworth	....	production manager
S. Bryan Hickox	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Dennis	....	second assistant director
Stuart Goodman	....	first assistant director: New York
Michael Johnson	....	third assistant director
Erika Zborowsky	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Greg Pelchat	....	property master
Andrew Poulos	....	graphics coordinator

Sound Department
Douglas Ganton	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Gordon Eldridge	....	gaffer
Wayne Goodchild	....	key grip
Dan Lim	....	special photographer
Bruce Macaulay	....	still photographer
Bert Tougas	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Susan Forrest	....	casting: Toronto
Stuart Howard	....	casting: New York
Scott Mansfield	....	extras casting
Amy Schecter	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Kors	....	fashion show wardrobe
Sherry Reavis Wade	....	wardrobe supervisor

Transportation Department
Fred Ionson	....	transportation coordinator
William L. Tataryn	....	exclusive driver: Loretta Young

Other crew
Karen Cohen	....	production accountant
Mathew Hart	....	location manager
Susan Starre McKibbin	....	production accountant
Mara McSweeny	....	production coordinator
Joan Stevenson	....	production controller
Mimi Wolch	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Sagaponack Films
• Pantheon Productions
• Allan Leicht Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L

Company:

Sagaponack Films

Trivia:

Loretta Young's final acting performance.

Sadly Young's Final Film

Lady in a Corner (1989)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

Magazine editor Grace Guthrie (Loretta Young) refuses to changed with the times and she's forced to come up with enough money to match an offer to buy the magazine she's worked out her entire life. The editor is terrified that the magazine is going to fall into the hands of Susan Dawson (Lindsay Frost), a new woman on the staff who came from a magazine that was too risqué for what Grace thinks should be allowed. LADY IN A CORNER turned out to be the final film that Young would act in. Another film would follow but she just served as narrator so technically the legends career ended with this film and it's a real shame because this film is pretty horrid. In fact, if it wasn't for the good performance by Young then this thing would have been one of the most laughably bad movies I've ever seen but thankfully the actress is here and managed to do more than what the script deserved. A great movie could have been made about what's decent or not in magazines but instead of this happening, the film just resorts to a bunch of speeches where people talk about what's decent in this day and age. Young's character cracks countless jokes about how tasteless certain things are and these speeches grow very tiresome and boring. The screenplay makes the Grace character so old-fashioned and boring that she soon also grows annoying and this isn't a good thing. I was never certain why on Earth the screenplay wanted to show her this way because are we supposed to be rooting for her? Everything we're seeing is just leading up to a predictable ending so it never makes sense for them to paint the Grace character one way and then spring on the viewer what happens at the end. At 93-minutes this film seems three times as long as it just keeps dragging and dragging to the point where you just want to scream. Young, my favorite actress, is good here, there's no question about it but it's a shame to see her waste your talents in a film like this. Brian Keith adds nice support and he and Young share some nice chemistry but in the end it's all for nothing.