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| Bing Crosby | ... | Frank Elgin | |
| Grace Kelly | ... | Georgie Elgin | |
| William Holden | ... | Bernie Dodd | |
| Anthony Ross | ... | Philip Cook | |
| Gene Reynolds | ... | Larry | |
| Jacqueline Fontaine | ... | Lounge Singer | |
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Eddie Ryder | ... | Ed |
| Robert Kent | ... | Paul Unger | |
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John W. Reynolds | ... | Henry Johnson |
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Washed up singer/actor Frank Elgin has a chance to make a come-back when director Bernie Dodd offers him the leading role in his new musical. Frank however is very insecure, turns to alcohol and shuns even the smallest of responsibilities, leaving everything up to his wife Georgie who finds it harder and harder to cope with her husband's lack of spirit. Bernie tries to help Frank regain his self-confidence, believing that it is Georgie who's the cause of his insecurity. Written by Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>
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17 May 1955 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Bernie Dodd: I know. I want to talk to you.
Georgie Elgin: The last time we talked, Mr. Dodd, you reduced me to tears. I promise you, it won't happen again.
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by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin
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In the I Love Lucy: Hollywood at Last (1955) episode, William Holden was featured as a guest star. During a conversation with Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) regarding working at the movie studio, he mentions, "I just finished a picture called The Country Girl (1954) with Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly." See more »Quotes
Georgie Elgin: Frank's on stage.Bernie Dodd: I know. I want to talk to you.
Georgie Elgin: The last time we talked, Mr. Dodd, you reduced me to tears. I promise you, it won't happen again.
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The Pitchman / It's Mine, It's Yoursby Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin
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It has long been assumed that, had the music been eliminated from "The Country Girl" and, in the process, taking emphasis off Bing Crosby's singing and more on his acting, he would have certainly beaten Marlon Brando for the Oscar of 1954. Crosby is extraordinary in this film, playing an alcoholic, washed-up actor/singer with few if any redeemable qualities. William Holden, as the director of a new Broadway musical, insists that Bing be cast in the lead role, even though he is painfully aware of the actor's history. Grace Kelly is Bing's misunderstood wife. While all three performances are first rate, it is Crosby who stands so far above the others, especially considering Hollywood's idea of realism in 1954. Kelly, on the other hand, who DID win an Oscar as best actress, seems workmanlike but not of that acting calibur. Miss Kelly was such a glamorous "star" that simply putting her in a frumpy housedress does not a plain and ordinary housewife make! Her last scene, in which she appears in a very elegant evening gown (but with glasses to downplay her beauty) is completely unconvincing. But, taken as a whole, "The Country Girl" is great video viewing!