Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 09/21/2004
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 104 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
Bing Crosby does the Academy Award-bid bit in the atypical role of a self-pitying alcoholic, but it was his co-star, a deglamorized
Grace Kelly, who won the Oscar for her performance in
The Country Girl. This adaptation of
Clifford Odets' play stars
Crosby as Frank Elgin, a once-famous Broadway star who's hit the skids. Hotshot young director Bernie Dodd (
William Holden), a longtime admirer of Elgin, tries to get the old-timer back on his feet with a starring role in a new play. But Dodd must contend with Elgin's hard, suspicious wife Georgie, who seemingly runs roughshod over her husband. Dodd holds Georgie responsible for Elgin's lack of self-confidence and his reliance upon the bottle--a suspicion fueled by Elgin himself, who insists that Georgie has been suicidal ever since the death of their son. When Elgin goes on a monumental bender during the play's out-of-town tryouts, the truth comes out: it is Elgin who is suicidal, and Georgie has been the glue that has held him together. Adopting a now-or-never stance, Dodd forces Elgin to stay off the sauce long enough for the play to open--and, in spite of himself, falls in love with Georgie. A few Hollywood liberties were taken with the
Odets original, including a slightly altered ending.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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