Bramble Bush (1960)
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In this high-gloss soap opera (not dissimilar to the then-popular Peyton Place), Guy (Richard Burton) is a doctor who returns to the New England town where he grew up to help care for his good friend Larry (Tom Drake), who is dying of Hodgkins Disease. Guy gets to know Larry's wife Margaret… More In this high-gloss soap opera (not dissimilar to the then-popular Peyton Place), Guy (Richard Burton) is a doctor who returns to the New England town where he grew up to help care for his good friend Larry (Tom Drake), who is dying of Hodgkins Disease. Guy gets to know Larry's wife Margaret (Barbara Rush), and a strong attraction quickly develops between them; before long, they're having an affair. His betrayal of his friend notwithstanding, Guy is deeply upset by Larry's rapid decline into illness; when it becomes obvious that Larry cannot be saved, Guy cuts off his life support to end Larry's suffering. Guy is then arrested for murder, as the police believe that he killed Larry to marry his wife, who is now carrying Guy's baby. Fran (Angie Dickinson) is a nurse who was attracted to, and spurned by, Guy; while she harbors bitterness against him, she also knows that Guy's actions were well-intended. Fran falls into an affair with Bert (Jack Carson), a local political figure who wants to see Guy behind bars. Bert persuades Fran to pose for a set of nude photos, and he then gives them to newspaper editor Parker Welk (Henry Jones) as blackmail to keep her quiet about Guy's innocent intentions and Bert's infidelity. The film was based on a best-selling novel by Charles Mergendahl. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Petrie
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
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Cast
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Richard Burton
as Guy
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Barbara Rush
as Mar
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Jack Carson
as Bert
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Angie Dickinson
as Fran
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James Dunn
as Stew Schaeffer
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Henry Jones
as Parker Welk
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Tom Drake
as Larry
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Frank Conroy
as Dr. Kelsey
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Carl Benton Reid
as Sam McFie
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Patricia Crest
as Betsy
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William Hansen
as Father Bannon
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Philip Coolidge
as Colin Eustis
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Russ Conway
as Sheriff Witt
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Bern Hoffman
as Pico Salazar
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Grandon Rhodes
as Judge Manning
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Joan Pooter
as Ida Primmer
