Rosie!

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Rosie! is directly based upon Ruth Gordon's play A Very Rich Woman, which was itself based upon a French play by Philippe Heriat, but the indirect source for all three versions is Shakespeare's King Lear. Rosalind Russell has the Lear part, here transformed from a powerful king into a rich, madcap grandmother by the name of Rosie Lord. Unlike in Shakespeare, however, Rosie does not abandon her wealth voluntarily; instead, her viperish children make an assault on her in an attempt to claim their inheritance while Rosie is still alive. They succeed in getting her declared mentally incompetent and thrown into a grotesque asylum, an experience that is so traumatic that she nearly does go insane. Fortunately, Rosie's beloved granddaughter Daphne (Sandra Dee) is appalled at what has happened; she moves into high gear, contacting an ex-lover of Rosie's (played by Brian Aherne) who also happens to be a powerful and skilled attorney. A lengthy court battle ensues, with both sides determined to come out triumphant. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

David Lowell Rich
Written By:

Philippe Hériat, Samuel A. Taylor
Runtime:

98 minutes
Studio:

Universal Pictures

Cast

Rosalind Russell
as Rosie Lord

Sandra Dee
as Daphne

Brian Aherne
as Oliver Stevenson

Audrey Meadows
as Mildred

James Farentino
as David

Margaret Hamilton
as Mae

Doodles Weaver
as Florist

Reginald Owen
as Patrick

Leslie Nielsen
as Cabot

Vanessa Brown
as Edith

Juanita Moore
as Nurse

Virginia Grey
as Mrs. Peters

Dean Harens
as Willetts

Ann Doran
as Old Lady

Richard Derr
as Lawyer

Harry Hickox
as Detective

Eddie Ness
as Detective

Hal Lynch
as Telephone man

Than Wyenn
as Psychiatrist

Walter Woolf King
as Judge

Ronald Chisholm
as Pianist

Doris Lloyd
as Sedalia

Ron Stokes
as Taxi driver

Gene Roth
as Joseph

Kathleen O'Malley
as Secretary

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Critic Reviews for Rosie!

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This is not comedy but satire, and an interesting development from Hollywood. It is also, by the way, excellent entertainment for the holidays: a family film of interest to adults, too, not just to 6-year-olds.

Jul 2, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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