The country girl movie,the country girl trailer,the country girl 1954. Grace kelly and william holden in the country girl. Grace kelly already an oscar winner at 26 for the country girl and his serene highness, prince rainier of monaco, 32, look. Apr 22, 2017 the scandalous secrets lurking in grace kellys home. Grace kelly won best actress in a leading role and george seaton won for best writing, screenplay. Apr 11, 2016 the life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Nov 12, 2016 grace kelly is known for being a princess, but before that, she was a successful 1950s film star. George seatons odd, overrated melodrama, the country girl, is an early study of codependency in alcoholic marriages, for which bing crosby was nominated and grace kelly won her. Grace kelly november 12, 1929 september 14, 1982 was an american actress who made her debut on television in the play old lady robbins 1948 on the anthology series, kraft television theatre. Her girlhood was uneventful for the most part, but one of the things she desired was to become an actress which she had decided on at an early age. Tony curtis was married to janet leigh at the time when grace was filming the country girl, and grace was having that brief romance with widower bing crosby. But while this matchup seems unlikely due to their existing commitments, tony curtis himself reportedly admitted it to wendy leigh, a grace kelly biographer. Grace kelly wins best actress for the country girl at the 27th academy awards. Grace kelly received an oscarfor her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and bing crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as an alcoholic, guiltridden and hasbeen.
Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me 1,662,387 views. Jun, 2012 grace kelly received an oscarfor her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and bing crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as an alcoholic, guiltridden and hasbeen. Grace kelly collection the swan, rear window, high society, high noon, the country girl, to catch a thief import. The search is through the country girl 1954 hd youtube. The causes of love, we instinctively feel, ask to be loved back, which is why don hartman wrote to grace kelly, on july 23, 1954, after seeing the country girl, and closed with a request.
The country girl is a 1954 american musical drama film directed by george seaton and starring bing crosby, grace kelly, and william holden. It also appears on mikas 2007 album life in cartoon motion. Jan 05, 2014 tony curtis was married to janet leigh at the time when grace was filming the country girl, and grace was having that brief romance with widower bing crosby. Nov 01, 2010 grace kelly received her second and last oscar nomination and only award for playing georgie elgin, a woman married to an alcoholic hasbeen in the movie the country girl. Grace kelly earned her only oscar for her portrayal of the country girl, but its bing crosby as the washedup, alcoholic, hasbeen whose acting really stands out, and stands up over time. The country girl grace kelly received an oscar for her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and bing crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as an alcoholic, guiltridden and hasbeen actor. Grace kelly is known for being a princess, but before that, she was a successful 1950s film star. Coming out of a tragic reverie brought on by an old recording, singer frank elgin bing crosby is found out in his secret drinking by wife georgie grace kelly in george seatons the country girl, 1955. Grace kelly won her only oscar for her role in this movie beating out judy garland, the sentimental favorite. The country girl, a play by clifford odets the country girl, a 1954 film based on the odets play, starring bing crosby and grace kelly. On november 12, 1929, grace patricia kelly was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania to wealthy parents. The country girl, a play by david garrick the country girl, a 1915 silent film, based on the garrick play. Its a very strong performance that realized all of the parts possibilities and successfully showed new facets of grace kellys talents and personality. Bing crosby, grace kelly, william holden, anthony ross, gene reynolds, jacqueline fontaine, eddie ryder, robert kent, john w.
The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Kelly is his wife, georgie, and holden is bernie dodd. Grace kelly american actress and princess of monaco. She won an oscar for her performance in the country girl but was perhaps better known for her films with alfred hitchcock, including rear window and to catch a thief. Anthony ross, bing crosby, gene reynolds, grace kelly. The country girl is a 1954 american drama film directed by george seaton and starring bing crosby, grace kelly, and william holden. The country girl 1954 grace kelly william holden youtube. Crosby plays frank elgin, a former broadway star who hit the skids after the death of his son ten years earlier. Sep 14, 2019 grace kelly s death in 1982 came after one interesting life. George seaton, william perlberg, clifford odets, george seaton.
The story focuses on hollywood actor, frank elgin bing crosby. Holden was also in graces next picture, the country girl. The excellent actings the main draw in this slowpaced adaptation of a broadway drama with mature, heavy themes. Released august 16th, 2002, the country girl stars bing crosby, grace kelly, william holden, anthony ross the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The late late show with james corden recommended for you.
The scandalous secrets lurking in grace kellys home. Grace kelly, who later became princess of monaco, was an american actress who gained recognition for her performance in the film mogambo 1953, for which she won a golden globe award and an academy award nomination in 1954. Kelly won the academy award for best actress for her performance. The country girl, directed by george seaton, is a 1954 musical drama, and an adaptation of a clifford odets play of the same name. Best actor, best director, best picture, best cinematography and best art direction. Grace kelly was always a fascinating actress on the screen in the country girl, she is also be fascinating but most of all, she is interesting. Grace kellys death in 1982 came after one interesting life. Grace kelly received an oscarfor her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and bing crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as. Searing scene outside the stage door, from clifford odets original play, between director bernie dodd william holden and actors wife georgie grace kelly from george seatons the country girl, 1955. Nov 24, 2009 grace kelly wins best actress for the country girl at the 27th academy awards. Crosby plays a neurotic drunk, and is just unbelievable. Also, i realized that grace is my age in this and i started having a breakdown. Adapted by george seaton from clifford odets 1950 play of the same name, the film is about an alcoholic hasbeen actor struggling with the one last chance he has been given to resurrect his career. Probably the most sexist film ive watched in a long time.
The country girl 1954, based on the clifford odets play, starred bing crosby as an alcoholic actor seeking to resurrect his career. Grace kelly received an oscarfor her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and bing crosby gave one of. An intriguing publicity still for the country girl. Bing crosby, grace kelly and william holden star in the country girl, a 1954 film written and directed by george seaton, based on the play by clifford odets. Nonetheless as a movie the country girl is a brilliant piece of work thanks in part to a fine adaptation by director and screenwriter george seaton oscar for best screen adaptation, 1954 and sterling performances by grace kelly, bing crosby and william holden. The film was nominated for seven academy awards, including crosby for best actor he lost to marlon brando for on the waterfront. Produced and mixed by greg wells, the song entered the uk singles chart at number three and the uk official download chart at number one. Tour our photo gallery of 11 all grace kelly films, ranked worst to best, include the country girl, rear window and high noon. The country girl 1954 film the country girl is a 1954 american drama film directed by george seaton and starring bing crosby, grace kelly, and william holden. Mar 18, 2008 george seatons odd, overrated melodrama, the country girl, is an early study of codependency in alcoholic marriages, for which bing crosby was nominated and grace kelly won her only oscar. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Grace kelly is a song by the british singer mika, released for download in 2007. And despite giving up her acting career at age 26 when she married prince rainier of monaco, she. During the course of the shooting of this picture grace excelled herself in the bedhopping stakes by sleeping with no fewer than four men, evidently without any of them knowing about the others. The country girl 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The country girl 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. Searing scene outside the stage door, from clifford odets original play, between director bernie dodd william holden and actors wife georgie grace.
Nov 11, 20 grace kelly received an oscarfor her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and bing crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as an alcoholic, guiltridden and hasbeen. Best actor, best director, best picture, best cinematography and. Country girl, the movie clip i dont like strong women. Irish american actress grace kelly had a harsh childhood as revealed in a new book about the 1950s hollywood star. Grace kelly celebrity profile check out the latest grace kelly photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Maybe because my situation is so much like grace kellys. Mar 02, 2020 american actress grace kelly starred in such movies as dial m for murder and the country girl, before leaving hollywood to marry prince rainier iii of monaco. Grace kelly won her only oscar for her role in this movie beating out judy garland, the sentimental favorite, in the closest best actress race in academy history besides the barbra streisand and katharine hepburn tie for 1968. American actress grace kelly starred in such movies as dial m for murder and the country girl, before leaving hollywood to marry prince rainier iii of monaco.
Grace kelly received her second and last oscar nomination and only award for playing georgie elgin, a woman married to an alcoholic hasbeen in the movie the country girl. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the country girl near you. The scandalous secrets lurking in grace kellys home page six. The country girl bing crosby, grace kelly, william holden. The country girl in retrospect, george seatons adaptation of the country girl seems like the movie that was made to prove that both bing crosby and grace kelly could act. Grace patricia kelly november 12, 1929 september 14, 1982 was an american film actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid1950s, became princess of monaco by marrying prince rainier iii in april 1956.
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