Unrated | 1h 44min | Drama, Music | 17 May 1955 (USA) 2:39 | Trailer.

Adapted by George Seaton from Clifford Odets' 1950 play of the same name, the film is about an alcoholic has-been actor/singer struggling with the one last chance he has been given to resurrect his career. I forgot that they were the "stars" and only saw them as the desperate individuals that they portrayed.

Bernie strongly criticizes her, first behind her back and eventually to her face. Grace loved him but she was not in love . Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by the 1954 New York Times Film Critics.

No reasons were ever suggested for this rating (which was later changed), though it is possible it may have been confused with a porn film of the same name. While trying to help her husband make a comeback, an alcoholic singer's wife fights her love for another man.

A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution. The wavy one he'd worn in all those early films, and he was very defiant. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Back in the present, Georgie enters the apartment and quietly turns off the radio. Moved by Bernie's passion, Georgie finally agrees to stay in Boston. On February 5, 1974, the NBC television network broadcast a Hallmark Hall of Fame version of Odets' play, directed by Paul Bogart and starring Jason Robards and Shirley Knight. Shortly after, Frank leaves the party. Kelly said, "It was a wonderful opportunity for me and I was very anxious, but we didn't pay much attention to one another and we really didn't get on too well during the first week we were working. Although Crosby had already appeared in 60 films, and won the Best Actor Oscar® ten years before for Going My Way Crowther firmly placed his emphasis on the word "acts". When confronted by Frank, Georgie admits that she is considering leaving him, but also acknowledges that she has been fostering his dependency. I had rehearsed for pictures before -- you know, 'Who takes the harmony on the second chorus?' But when [Producer] Bill Perlberg and George Seaton came to me with the Country Girl proposal, I knew the old routine wasn't going to do. The role, a non-glamorous departure for Kelly, was as the alcoholic actor's long-suffering wife. Finally broke down and bought it … Crosby's performance in the atypical role of "Frank" won him much critical praise, and he was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award. 14 weeks. I congratulate you." I even suggested on several occasions some fellows I thought would be infinitely better choices, but George was firm. It was entered in the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[2]. Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. At home, while listening to the radio, Frank hears an old recording of him singing "The Search Is Through" and begins to reminisce: In a recording studio, while a vibrant Georgie and their young son Johnny watch, Frank sings the final strains of the song.

Overview of Country Girl, The, 1974, directed by Paul Bogart, with Jason Roberts, George Grizzard, Shirley Knight, at Turner Classic Movies When their five-year-old son Johnny was hit by a car and died while in Frank's care, he was devastated. View production, box office, & company info. Edith Head was delighted, "I didn‘t think we could do it" she told Kelly, "You look extremely depressed, Grace. Midwest Premiere Took Place When & Where? Afterward, he demands respect from the producer, which he and his wife had not been given before the opening. Notes about The Country Girl, 1955, directed by George Seaton, with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, available from Turner Classic Movies