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 ...
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Title: Parrish (1961)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Troy Donahue | ... | Parrish McLean | |
| Claudette Colbert | ... | Ellen McLean | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Judd Raike | |
| Dean Jagger | ... | Sala Post | |
| Connie Stevens | ... | Lucy | |
| Diane McBain | ... | Alison Post | |
| Sharon Hugueny | ... | Paige Raike | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Teet Howie | |
| Hampton Fancher | ... | Edgar Raike | |
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David Knapp | ... | Wiley Raike |
| Saundra Edwards | ... | Evaline Raike | |
| Sylvia Miles | ... | Eileen | |
| Bibi Osterwald | ... | Rosie | |
| Madeleine Sherwood | ... | Addie | |
| Hayden Rorke | ... | Tom Weldon | |
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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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Looking for something. Wanting everything. Troy Donahue brings new passion to the screen as Parrish. See more »Genres:
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Lucy: [to Parrish] Don't mind grandma, she's nuts about sin and all that.
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Written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster
Sung at the Raike's homecoming
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Parrish barks at his mother that Raike is worth $20M. Calculating for inflation, that would be equivalent to $168,659,531.77 in 2018. See more »Goofs
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
Gramma: You'll go to hell, Lucy. Mark my words. Right to the fiery place!Lucy: [to Parrish] Don't mind grandma, she's nuts about sin and all that.
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Secret LoveWritten by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster
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4 May 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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While the novel by Mildred Savage contains plot lines the film simply could not cover due to time constraints,the beautifully photographed "Parrish" is very enjoyable if you have read and loved the book.Some of the deletions from the novel tightened the storyline though at least one section (where Judd swindles Parrish on a boat deal) should have been added to the film to provide better character motivation and audience understanding.However,at 138 minutes (most prints) already this was not practical.To appreciate the novel and film, the time and place the story takes place (late 1950's rural America) must be taken into consideration.This was a much more innocent time.The actors/actresses used by Producer/Director Delmer Daves are a near perfect fit to reflect the authors intention;a mixture of attractive,unsure,inquisitive,opinionated and passionate teens/early 20's making their place in an adult world.Troy Donahue,not an actor of great expressiveness and polish,had the part of a lifetime as his limitations were the same as the title character.He became Parrish. Karl Malden as Judd Raike was brilliant. I wish there had been a sequel!