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A widowed matriarch reminisces about her family fortunes, including her romance with a financier/mine owner.A widowed matriarch reminisces about her family fortunes, including her romance with a financier/mine owner.A widowed matriarch reminisces about her family fortunes, including her romance with a financier/mine owner.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers
- Carolers
- (as Saint Luke's Choristers)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaUnusual for a film even today, the movie was shot in chronological order.
- GoofsThe gypsy fiddler plays Johann Strauss's "Roses from the South" on violin in a scene set in 1872, but that music was written in 1880.
- Quotes
Susie 'Sparrow' Parkington: Why did you marry me?
Major Augustus Parkington: Life was too simple without you.
- Alternate versionsIn the European released version, Cecil Kellaway was replaced by 'Hugo Haas' and the role was changed to "Balkan King." Also, Tala Birell's character was changed to simply "Countess" instead of "Lady Norah Ebbsworth." Three actors in casting call lists but who were not in the U.S. print (Ann Codee, George Davis and Frank Reicher may also have been in this version (see the trivia section.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Twenty Years After (1944)
- SoundtracksI'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
(1876) (uncredited)
Music by Thomas Payne Westendorf
Played extensively in the score, mostly as a love theme
Featured review
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon turn in fine performances here, in fact, they're as good here as in any of their films. Garson has long been a favorite of mine, and I particularly revere her performance in "Random Harvest". This film isn't quite that good, but it is a gem.
Of particular interest here are two very unusual performances by supporting actors. When I read, in advance, that Agnes Moorehead played a French socialite...well, I just couldn't see it. But, she was wonderful, and this is an Agnes Moorehead you've never seen before! And Cecil Kellaway as Edward, Prince of Wales...again, a very different performance, and so well done.
The story itself is interesting, with Garson as an old family institution reflecting on her life. If there's a criticism about this film, it's that Garson looks too young even in her elderly makeup. But, for much of the movie, she's her usual alluring self. Is it a sentimental melodrama? Yes. But a delightful one.
Of particular interest here are two very unusual performances by supporting actors. When I read, in advance, that Agnes Moorehead played a French socialite...well, I just couldn't see it. But, she was wonderful, and this is an Agnes Moorehead you've never seen before! And Cecil Kellaway as Edward, Prince of Wales...again, a very different performance, and so well done.
The story itself is interesting, with Garson as an old family institution reflecting on her life. If there's a criticism about this film, it's that Garson looks too young even in her elderly makeup. But, for much of the movie, she's her usual alluring self. Is it a sentimental melodrama? Yes. But a delightful one.
- vincentlynch-moonoi
- Feb 15, 2011
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La señora Parkington
- Filming locations
- Morrison Ranch, Agoura, California, USA(fox hunt sequence)
- Production company
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- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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