Mrs. Parkington (1944) - film review

Drama / Romance

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Mrs. Parkington is an American romantic film drama first released in 1944, directed by Tay Garnett. The film stars Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold, Agnes Moorehead and Cecil Kellaway. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Tay Garnett
Script: Louis Bromfield, Robert Thoeren, Polly James
Photo: Joseph Ruttenberg
Music: Bronislau Kaper
Cast: Greer Garson (Susie ’Sparrow’ Parkington), Walter Pidgeon (Major Augustus ’Gus’ Parkington), Edward Arnold (Amory Stilham), Agnes Moorehead (Baroness Aspasia Conti), Cecil Kellaway (Edward – Prince of Wales), Gladys Cooper (Alice – Dutchess de Brancourt), Frances Rafferty (Jane Stilham), Tom Drake (Ned Talbot), Peter Lawford (Lord Thornley), Dan Duryea (Jack Stilham), Hugh Marlowe (John Marbey), Selena Royle (Mattie Trounsen – Susie’s Maid), Fortunio Bonanova (Signor Cellini), Lee Patrick (Madeleine Parkington Swann), St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Choristers (Singers), Harry Cording (Jake Humphery – Miner), Celia Travers (Belle), Mary Servoss (Mrs. Graham), Rod Cameron (Al Swann), Helen Freeman (Mrs. Helen Stillham), Tala Birell (Lady Nora Ebbsworth), Hans Conried (Mr. Ernst – Cellini’s Manager), Gerald Oliver Smith (Taylor – Parkingtons’ Butler), Harry Adams (Waiter at Ball), Jessie Arnold (Leaping Rock Pedestrian), William Bailey (Musician at Ball), Bobby Barber (Caterer at Ball), Guy Bellis (Footman), Wilson Benge (Caterer at Ball), John Berkes (Beggar), Art Berry Sr. (Caterer at Ball), Margaret Bert (Nurse), Billy Bletcher (Member of Quartette), John Bohn (Waiter at Ball), Symona Boniface (Clothing Fitter), Eugene Borden (Drunk), Olga Borget (Clothing Fitter), Ruth Brady (Bridgett), Betty Bricker (Leaping Rock Pedestrian), Maurice Brierre (Waiter at Ball), George Calliga (Caterer at Ball), Charles Cane (Miner), George M. Carleton (Old Man at Ball), Maurice Cass (Shopkeeper), Naomi Childers (Hannah – Nurse), Wallis Clark (Captain McTavish), Charles Coleman (Waiter at Ball), Marcelle Corday (Madame de Thebes), Gino Corrado (Caterer at Ball), Franco Corsaro (Gypsy Fiddler at Royal Hotel), Robert Cory (Musician at Ball), Vernon Dent (Member of Quartette), Natalie Draper (Customer), Tay Dunn (Musician at Ball), Carli Elinor (Musician at Ball), Billy Engle (Waiter at Ball), Rex Evans (Fat Man at Ball), Warren Farlan (Herbert Parkington – Age Two and a Half), Bertha Feducha (Clothing Fitter), Al Ferguson (Miner), Edward Fielding (Reverend Pilbridge), Ray Flynn (Musician at Ball), Lee Tung Foo (Sam – Leaping Rock Laundry), Byron Foulger (Norman Vance), Allen Fox (Musician at Ball), Fred Fox (Musician at Ball), Douglas Francis (Groom), Myron Geiger (Musician at Ball), Robert Greig (Mr. Orlando), Hugo Haas (Balkan King – in Alternate Version Only), Chuck Hamilton (Miner), Mahlon Hamilton (Musician at Ball), Winifred Harris (Woman with Fat Man at Ball), Grace Hayle (Fat Woman at Ball), Ivo Henderson (Albert), Howard C. Hickman (Doctor Herrick), Al Hill (Miner), June Hillman (Woman (unconfirmed)), Florence Howard (Customer), Brandon Hurst (Footman), Bud Jamison (Member of Quartette), Edward Kilroy (Caterer at Ball), Alma Kruger (Mrs. Jacob Livingstone), Joan Lawrence (Customer), Nolan Leary (Waiter at Ball), Bert LeBaron (Miner), Kay Medford (Minnie – Parkingtons’ Maid), Leonard Mellin (Waiter at Ball), George Mendoza (Musician at Ball), John Merkyl (Musician at Ball), Chef Milani (Maitre d’Hotel), Howard M. Mitchell (Musician at Ball), Rhea Mitchell (Mrs. Humphrey), Matt Moore (Guest at Ball), Joseph North (Caterer at Ball), William H. O’Brien (Caterer at Ball), George Paris (Caterer at Ball), Tiff Payne (Billard Expert), Charles Pecora (Headwaiter), Dorothy Phillips (Leaping Rock Pedestrian), John Phipps (Waiter at Ball), Fred Rapport (Waiter at Ball), Gordon Richards (James – Butler), Walter Rode (Caterer at Ball), Noreen Roth (Bridget), Cosmo Sardo (Musician at Ball), Erin Selwyn (Can-Can Girl), Harvey Shepherd (Groom), Wyndham Standing (Butler), Anna Marie Stewart (French Maid), Henry Sylvester (Musician at Ball), Tom Tamarez (Caterer at Ball), Richard Thorne (Miner), Myron Tobias (Boy), Harry Tyler (Member of Quartette), Leonard Walker (Musician at Ball), Doodles Weaver (Caterer), Marek Windheim (Gaston – Royal Hotel Manager), Marjorie Wood (Woman), Mary Zavian (Can-Can Girl)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 123 min

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