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Parrish

  • 1961
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  • 2h 18m
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6.5/10
1.3K
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Troy Donahue, Sharon Hugueny, Diane McBain, and Connie Stevens in Parrish (1961)
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In the Connecticut River Valley, Parrish McLean and his mother are newly employed by the Sala Post tobacco farm that is engaged in a competition war with the neighboring Judd Raike tobacco c... Read allIn the Connecticut River Valley, Parrish McLean and his mother are newly employed by the Sala Post tobacco farm that is engaged in a competition war with the neighboring Judd Raike tobacco corporation.In the Connecticut River Valley, Parrish McLean and his mother are newly employed by the Sala Post tobacco farm that is engaged in a competition war with the neighboring Judd Raike tobacco corporation.

  • Director
    • Delmer Daves
  • Writers
    • Mildred Savage
    • Delmer Daves
  • Stars
    • Claudette Colbert
    • Troy Donahue
    • Karl Malden
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • Mildred Savage
      • Delmer Daves
    • Stars
      • Claudette Colbert
      • Troy Donahue
      • Karl Malden
    • 35User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Claudette Colbert
    Claudette Colbert
    • Ellen McLean
    Troy Donahue
    Troy Donahue
    • Parrish McLean
    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Judd Raike
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Sala Post
    Connie Stevens
    Connie Stevens
    • Lucy
    Diane McBain
    Diane McBain
    • Alison Post
    Sharon Hugueny
    Sharon Hugueny
    • Paige Raike
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Teet Howie
    Hampton Fancher
    Hampton Fancher
    • Edgar Raike
    David Knapp
    David Knapp
    • Wiley Raike
    Saundra Edwards
    Saundra Edwards
    • Evaline Raike
    Sylvia Miles
    Sylvia Miles
    • Eileen
    Bibi Osterwald
    Bibi Osterwald
    • Rosie
    Madeleine Sherwood
    Madeleine Sherwood
    • Addie
    Hayden Rorke
    Hayden Rorke
    • Tom Weldon
    Ken Allen
    • Lemmie
    • (uncredited)
    John Barracudo
    • Willie
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • Foreman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • Mildred Savage
      • Delmer Daves
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    sweet16_11357

    A beautiful film !

    Connie Stevens in her hayday with her old nose and delightful presence.A charmer as Lucy the bad girl with the heart of gold. Diane Mc Bain stunningly beautiful and a gifted actress at her best. Claudette Colbert utterly elegant,charming and a great performance as the single Mother. Dean Jagger strong but sensitive in his portrayal. Karl Malden the epitome of an actor doing his craft. Troy Donahue was so-so.Not a good actor but looking good at this point in time.Warren Beatty would have been perfect in this role as Parrish. Max Steiner the musical genius of this film.The music was captivating and gave the story that extra specialness.The film score was four stars here.
    dbdumonteil

    The tobacco road

    They do not do movies like "Parrish" anymore nowadays ;and even if they made a remake ,they could not locate the action on tobacco fields anymore:tobacco has become uncool ."Parrish" ,like "a summer place" "Peyton Place" or "imitation of life " (the latter being the best of the genre ,surpassing the first version in several respects) is this kind of giant melodrama for which 135 min are not enough;there are so many characters it would take a miniseries to make them all really live ;anyway this kind of story lives on in miniseries such as "Dallas" ,"Dynasty" and others .When the movie ends ,it could actually go on and on and on for two more hours .

    "Parrish" is certainly enjoyable if you like this kind of long tale .They say Troy Donahue was a limited actor but he carries the weight of a two hours and a quarter movie on his shoulders for his time on screen is twice as long as veterans Claudette Colbert (last role) and Karl Malden who overacts all the way and his three (count'em) loves appear only now and then ,the first one (Connie Stevens) almost absent in the last hour.And he manages quite well:James Dean ,he was not ,but he was more than a pretty face (more expressive than in "a summer place" )and he turns his scenes opposite Malden and son to his advantage .

    It's love at first sight all the way :there's a kiss in Donahue's first scenes with the first two girls ;and Colbert and Malden fall for each other just after they met for the first time.The part of the mother (and stepmother) is underwritten and does not do Colbert justice .Sometimes it seems that Parrish is in fact in love with her,she's the only one he really fights for (during the scene of the ball,he forces Malden's evil son to make an announcement to welcome his stepmother;he tells him that when she offers to shake hands with him ,he MUST do it)

    The cinematography is splendid ,with a great use of wide screen ,particularly during the scene of the fire in the night.So you forget how stereotyped the characters are : the ruthless tycoon,his lazy offspring,the field hand pregnant by her secret date,the wise man who gives the young rebel pieces of advice and who considers him his son after Alison's money match.

    It's amazing that Delmer Daves ,who excelled at western and gave classics such as "broken arrow" and "3:10 To Yuma " gave up after "the hanging tree" (1959).From "A summer place" (in which Donahue starred too) to "the battle of the Villa Florita" ,melodrama rules.

    That said "Parrish " has stood the test of time quite well and remains eminently watchable today.You simply haven't got the time to get bored!
    10phyzzique

    A sight for sore eyes

    The first time I saw the movie 'Parrish' was when it was released in theaters back in the early sixties. I have never forgotten it. The score by Max Steiner is wonderful. Seeing screen legend Claudette Colbert on screen again after coming out of retirement was a sight for sore eyes. Parrish's three girl-friends: Diane McBain, Connie Stevens and Sharon Hugueny are all stunning. America's finest character actor, Karl Malden, is his usual marvelous self. Once again director/writer Delmer Daves gives his audience two hours of fine entertainment. Finally, the supporting cast is filled with familiar faces who have become famous and it's fun identifying them.
    10dubchi

    Great soap!

    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!
    gregcouture

    Warners had a treasure in Diane - What happened?!?

    I recall a review of this one in which the cinematographer, Harry Stradling, Sr., was given high marks for his very classy showcasing of the young Diane McBain's ravishingly blonde beauty. She gave a riveting performance in this one, amidst some rather high-powered competition from the likes of Karl Malden, Dean Jagger, Claudette Colbert, and Connie Stevens getting some well-earned sympathy as a poor young thing besotted with her yearning for pretty-boy Troy Donahue. Miss McBain's filmography is a sorry testament to how Hollywood could take an extraordinarily attractive young actress, possessed of some genuine talent, and misuse and disuse her until everyone within the industry eventually believed that she had nothing worthwhile to offer.

    The story was quite a mish-mash and I remember being quite upset that the lovely Miss Colbert had come out of retirement to play a role that reinforced the old cliche that "It's a man's world and you women better kowtow or else!" I wanted her to give that greedy old brute, mercilessly enacted by Karl Malden, and his bullying sons some kind of a comeuppance, which certainly shouldn't have been beyond the screenwriters, whose contrivances were about as convoluted as one could get away with before the revolutions in social mores, just a few years away when this was filmed, overwhelmed us.

    But it's a guilty pleasure nevertheless. Delmer Daves really knew how to maneuver the elements to give audiences back then a good measure of mindless satisfaction. It's worth a not-too-demanding look-see.

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    • Trivia
      The final feature film for superstar Claudette Colbert. Her previous film was Texas Lady (1955) and she would not appear again on any screen, large or small, until the mini-series The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987).
    • Goofs
      The submarine shown in stock footage was not the USS Nautilus (SSN-571). It was the USS Skate (SSN-578). The Skate was the second sub to reach the North Pole after the Nautilus accomplished this historic feat the previous week. The Nautilus is seen at the sub base, where as of 2018 she remains as part of the Submarine Force Library and Museum, being the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Madame's Place: Come Fly with Me (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Secret Love
      Written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster

      Sung at the Raike's homecoming

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sein Name war Parrish
    • Filming locations
      • Mystic Seaport - 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, Connecticut, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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