The Country Girl

1954
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1h 44m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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William Holden, Grace Kelly, and Bing Crosby in The Country Girl (1954)

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A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems.A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems.A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems.

Director
- George Seaton
Writers
- Clifford Odets
- George Seaton
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- George Seaton
Writers
- Clifford Odets
- George Seaton
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 Oscars
- 8 wins & 11 nominations total

Videos1

Trailer 2:39

The Country Girl

Photos103

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Bing Crosby

Frank Elgin

Grace Kelly

Georgie Elgin

William Holden

Bernie Dodd

Anthony Ross

Philip Cook

Gene Reynolds

Larry

Jacqueline Fontaine

Jackie

Eddie Ryder

Robert Kent

Paul Unger

John W. Reynolds

Henry Johnson

Bob Alden

Bellboy
(uncredited)

Morgan Brown

Bar Patron
(uncredited)

Buddy Bryan

Performer in Play
(uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

George Chakiris

Dancer with Pick
(uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

Waiter
(uncredited)

Les Clark

Actor
(uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

Roy Damron

Performer in Play
(uncredited)

Director
- George Seaton
Writers
- Clifford Odets
- George Seaton
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Trivia
Bing Crosby almost turned down the film because he thought he was too old for his character and wouldn't be able to play him.

Goofs
During the first New York show, when Cook visits Bernie's dressing room, telegrams can be seen inserted into the frame of the mirror. One angle shows a telegram in the top right corner of the mirror. Another angle shows a gap between the right side of the frame and the telegram.

Quotes
Georgie Elgin: Let's say I try my small way to help.
Bernie Dodd: That's what my ex-wife used to keep me reminding of, cheerfully. She had a theory that behind every great man there was a great woman. She also was thoroughly convinced that she was great and all I needed to qualify was guidance on her part.
Georgie Elgin: Still does not prove that the theory is completely wrong. I imagine one can go through history and find a few good examples.
Bernie Dodd: It's a pity that Leonardo da Vinci never had a wife to guide him, he might have really gotten somewhere.

Connections
Edited into Mika: Grace Kelly (2007)

Soundtracks
Dissertation on the State of Bliss (Love and Learn Blues)
by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin
Sung by Jacqueline Fontaine and Bing Crosby

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Featured review

**** Effective relationship drama

Strong film version of Clifford Odets' play about an over-the-hill alcoholic singer (Bing Crosby) whose attempts at a comeback in a big Broadway musical seem to be thwarted by his long-suffering and unhappy wife (Grace Kelly), despite the assistance of a well-meaning director (William Holden). The drama is at times melodramatic (director George Seaton tends to push Kelly a little over the top) but it's still pretty potent today (and a lot more effective than the television version done in 1982 with Faye Dunaway). The film's best asset is Holden's fiery performance as the director-his energy keeps the drama pulsing. Some audience members might enjoy the laugh they get from seeing Hollywood try to make Grace Kelly look plain by throwing her behind a pair of thick glasses and a woolly sweater.