1h 44min | Drama, Music | 15 December 1954 | b/w
Director: George Seaton
Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046874/
Oscars went to GK for Best Actress and to Seaton for Best Writing, screenplay. Those make sense to me. BC lost the Best Actor award to M.Brando in On the Waterfront, also understandable.
This is tagged Music because the setting is the mounting of a musical play, with BC as star. He sings a handful of songs, none a favorite of mine.
This is good stuff. Didn't think I'd be in the mood, but it definitely engaged me, for all the right reasons. The bulk of the script was the mystery of the married relationship, the death of the son, and whether BC would rise to be a star in this new play. The ending was satisfying.
Since BC's 1st wife Dixie was an alcoholic, I wonder what went through his mind during this project. No idea if GK had an personal connection to the topic.
Perlberg-Seaton Prod., distr. Paramount, dir. Seaton; 7
