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John O'Hara (novel)
Ernest Lehman (screenplay)
Release Date:
9 September 1960 (West Germany) more
Plot:
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
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Book poorly translated to film more (26 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Newman | ... | David Alfred Eaton |
 | Joanne Woodward | ... | Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton |
 | Myrna Loy | ... | Martha Eaton |
 | Ina Balin | ... | Natalie Benzinger |
| Leon Ames | ... | Samuel Eaton |
| Elizabeth Allen | ... | Sage Rimmington |
 | Barbara Eden | ... | Clemmie Shreve |
| George Grizzard | ... | Alexander 'Lex' Porter |
| Patrick O'Neal | ... | Dr. Jim Roper |
| Felix Aylmer | ... | James Duncan MacHardie |
| Raymond Greenleaf | ... | Fritz Thornton |
 | Malcolm Atterbury | ... | George Fry |
| Raymond Bailey | ... | Mr. Eugene St.John |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Mr. Ralph W. Benziger |
 | Howard Caine | ... | Creighton Duffy |
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149 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Canada:18A (video rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #19577) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15
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Howard Caine's movie debut. more
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Continuity: The amount of milk in MacHardie's glass changes between shots when he's alone with Eaton. more
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Mary St. John: You're not going to want anyone else as long as you live! more
Soundtrack:
You Make Me Feel So Young more
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John O'Hara;s writings, and there are many, seldom got translated to film well. Ten North Frederick and A Rage to Live are other efforts that are not worthy of the novels. O'Hara had better luck on the stage with plays like Pal Joey but his great novels just were just too big and detailed to make the move. He had a hand in the screenplay for this movie so he does share some of the blame. His great success as a writer flows from his great knowledge of the U.S. and its sexual mores in from say 1900 to 1920. This is a time when people apparently did not have sex but O'Hara makes it plain they did and made an effort to do so. Recommend his writings but the films failed and that is just so tragic. A critic once wrote that O'Hara's novels are like huge ancient ruins that when stumbled upon, the discover can not determine why they were built. That remark was written about 20 years after his death just about the time that all artists fall out of favor before their merits are rediscovered and the value of their work is confirmed.