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A Place in the Sun
Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
- Original title
- A Place in the Sun
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $2,300,000
- Revenue
- $7,000,000
CinemaSerf
Jun 25, 2022 · via TMDB
I think anyone who only recalls Dame Elizabeth Taylor from her later life ought to watch this and perhaps they will begin to appreciate just how beautiful and talented she was - and this is by no means her best effort on screen. This film belongs fairly and squarely to Montgomery Clift. He is "George Eastman", a cousin from the less wealthy branch of the family who seeks employment from his uncle "Charles" (Herbert Heyes). He is politely received and given a fairly lowly job, but it's a start and he can reassure his mother (Anne Revere) whilst courting "Alice" (Shelley Winters). Enter the young "Angela Vickers" (Taylor) who immediately turns his head. He can think of no-one else, she captivates him - he is spellbound. What to do about poor old "Alice" though? She isn't going to just let him dump her, she is in love and she is now expecting his child. Director George Stevens handles the rest of this film will consummate skill. "George" takes "Alice" for a picnic, a boating trip, an accident - and then a trial at which he is accused of clobbering her over the head with an oar before she drowned. Witnesses gather, gossip is traded and opinions are formed that may well send him to the chair... Clift, in his earlier roles, had the ability to mix allure and vulnerability in away seldom seen at the time, and here he develops his character from shy young man to calculating, if out of his depth, lover really well. Shelley Winters rarely disappointed too and again, here, she is strong as the needy yet loving girlfriend spurned. Franz Waxman scores perfectly and the photography is frequently tight and immersing. Court room dramas can be tricky to keep lively, but as we come to the denouement here, there is always some jeopardy as to the verdict. I got that wrong, by the way... Super film, this - big screen if you can.
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Montgomery Clift
George Eastman
Elizabeth Taylor
Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters
Alice Tripp
Anne Revere
Hannah Eastman
Keefe Brasselle
Earl Eastman
Fred Clark
Defense Attorney Bellows
Raymond Burr
District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
Herbert Heyes
Charles Eastman
Shepperd Strudwick
Anthony Vickers
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Ann Vickers
Kathryn Givney
Louise Eastman
Walter Sande
Defense Attorney Art Jansen
Ted de Corsia
Judge R.S. Oldendorff
John Ridgely
Coroner
Paul Frees
Reverend Morrison
Robert J. Anderson
Eagle Scout (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Bit Part (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Frances Curry
Vickers' Maid Lulu (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Company Executive (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Harold Miller
(uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Factory Floorman (uncredited)
Kasey Rogers
Miss Harper (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Boatkeeper (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Company Executive (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Juror (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
Eastman's Secretary Margaret (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
Receptionist (uncredited)
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Paul Baxley
Stunt Double
Polly Burson
Stunt Double
George Stevens
Director
Fred Guiol
Other
George Stevens
Producer
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Theodore Dreiser
Novel
Michael Wilson
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Aug 14, 1951
Los Angeles, California
Aug 28, 1951
New York City, New York
