The Country Girl (1954)
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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 6 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Synopsis:
Alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) is given one last chance to make a comeback--and save his relationship with his frustrated wife Georgie (Grace Kelly)--when Broadway director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) offers him a starring role in a new musical. Based on the stage play... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds
Director: George Seaton
Screenwriter: George Seaton
Producer: William Perlberg, George Seaton
Composer: Victor Young, Harold Arlen
Screenwriter: George Seaton
Producer: William Perlberg, George Seaton
Composer: Victor Young, Harold Arlen
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Based on Odets' play with Uta Hagen, Seaton's version is an odd, overrated melodrama about co-dependency in alcoholic marriages, with decent turns by Crosby and Grace Kelly as the central couple, and a fine one by William Holden as a sympathetic producer.
03/18/08 02:19 PM
The backstage drama, when judged by today's standards, seems stagy, creaky and outdated.
01/21/08 12:23 PM
If you enjoy Crosby as a crooner instead of a showman, this is your movie.
09/19/04 09:48 AM
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05/20/03 05:12 PM
Top Critic Two of Hollywood's greatest stars give what might be their best performances.
02/28/02 08:12 AM
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