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Confidentially Connie

  • 1953
  • Passed
  • 1h 14m
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5.7/10
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Janet Leigh and Van Johnson in Confidentially Connie (1953)
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Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe (Louis Calhern) comes to Maine to visit his son Joe (Van Johnson), a college poetry instructor, and his wife Connie (Janet Leigh) in the hopes of persuading Joe t... Read allTexas cattleman Opie Bedloe (Louis Calhern) comes to Maine to visit his son Joe (Van Johnson), a college poetry instructor, and his wife Connie (Janet Leigh) in the hopes of persuading Joe to give up his teaching career and come back to Texas and take over the ranch so Opie can r... Read allTexas cattleman Opie Bedloe (Louis Calhern) comes to Maine to visit his son Joe (Van Johnson), a college poetry instructor, and his wife Connie (Janet Leigh) in the hopes of persuading Joe to give up his teaching career and come back to Texas and take over the ranch so Opie can retire. When Opie finds out that Connie, who is expecting a baby, can not afford the steaks... Read all

  • Director
    • Edward Buzzell
  • Writers
    • Max Shulman
    • Herman Wouk
  • Stars
    • Van Johnson
    • Janet Leigh
    • Louis Calhern
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    369
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    • Director
      • Edward Buzzell
    • Writers
      • Max Shulman
      • Herman Wouk
    • Stars
      • Van Johnson
      • Janet Leigh
      • Louis Calhern
    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    • Joe Bedloe
    Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    • Connie Bedloe
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Opie Bedloe
    Walter Slezak
    Walter Slezak
    • Emil Spangenberg
    Gene Lockhart
    Gene Lockhart
    • Dean Edward Magruder
    Hayden Rorke
    Hayden Rorke
    • Simmons
    Robert Burton
    Robert Burton
    • Dr. Willis Shoop
    Marilyn Erskine
    Marilyn Erskine
    • Phyllis Archibald
    Kathleen Lockhart
    Kathleen Lockhart
    • Martha Magruder
    Arthur Space
    Arthur Space
    • Archie Archibald
    Barbara Ruick
    Barbara Ruick
    • Barbara
    June Whitley Taylor
    June Whitley Taylor
    • Betty Simmons
    • (as June Whitley)
    Dick Sands
    • Moska
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Bert
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Mae Clarke
    Mae Clarke
    • Happy Shopper
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Faculty Member
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Corden
    Henry Corden
    • Ed Schultz
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Buzzell
    • Writers
      • Max Shulman
      • Herman Wouk
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    • Trivia
      The Magruders are played by real-life married couple Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart, who appeared together in twenty-two films and TV projects, as well as on the stage. They are also the parents of June Lockhart and grandparents of Anne Lockhart.
    • Goofs
      Joe's father owns a cattle ranch in West Texas. But when Joe and Connie visit the ranch, you can see arid mountain ridges in the near distance as they drive up. West Texas in fact has a very flat terrain - no such mountains are found there.
    • Quotes

      Joe Bedloe: [looking at the huge slab of meat] Holy mackerel!

      Connie Bedloe: No, dear, holy cow!

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    3/10
    no one's getting me to eat that stuff
    The dated "Confidentially Connie" represents the era when people viewed meat as one of the healthiest foods, and also portrays a nuclear family (husband's the breadwinner, wife stays home and cooks). I think that the movie wants to see itself as a satire on the desire for success at any cost, but it comes across as a "Leave It to Beaver"-style story. True, the price war was funny, but now that we know that red meat causes heart disease and colon cancer (from which the carnivorous John Wayne probably would have died had he not smoked himself to death).

    Basically, it's a hokey movie. And personally, having been to Texas but never Maine, I can say that I'd never trade Maine for Texas.

    PS: Hayden Rorke, who played Simmonds, is best known as Dr. Bellows on "I Dream of Jeannie".
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    • Release date
      • March 13, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Steak for Connie
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      • $502,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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