Directed by:
George SeatonCinematography:
John F. WarrenComposer:
Victor YoungCast:
Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds, Robert Kent, George Chakiris, Victor Young, Eddie Ryder, Kenner G. Kemp, Jeffrey Sayre (more)VOD (1)
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This adaptation of Clifford Odets’ stage drama features Bing Crosby as the hard-drinking Frank Elgin, a once-popular Broadway star whose glory days have passed. When director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) gives Elgin a role in his new musical, he must also deal with the actor’s sour and ever-present wife, Georgie (Grace Kelly), who Dodd believes is the cause of her husband’s failure. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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The Country Girl is the essence of 1950s Hollywood. The subject matter is still classic (a former singing star has one last chance in a stage musical but copes with alcohol addiction), the acting is new (more affected, more naturalistic, more aggressive), and the depiction of marriage is somewhere in the middle (the point of view changes several times). Well, Grace did win an Oscar for that. Still, I enjoyed Bing Crosby much more, a true pre-war star who charmed generations since the beginning of sound film.
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