Forever Female (1953)
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Sir James Barrie's whimsical play Rosalind was updated and urbanized as the 1953 film Forever Female. Ginger Rogers plays a veteran Broadway star who has optioned a play written by William Holden. Though on the less sunny side of 40, Rogers expects to play the leading role, that of a 19 year old… More Sir James Barrie's whimsical play Rosalind was updated and urbanized as the 1953 film Forever Female. Ginger Rogers plays a veteran Broadway star who has optioned a play written by William Holden. Though on the less sunny side of 40, Rogers expects to play the leading role, that of a 19 year old girl. Producer Paul Douglas--who also happens to be Rogers' husband--insists that Holden alter the age of the main character. Meanwhile, iron-willed ingenue Patricia Crowley, who is far more suited to the part than Rogers, begins her own campaign to win the role. Far more enjoyable than the plot mechanics of Forever Female are the sly showbiz inside jokes, courtesy of screenwriters Julius and Philip Epstein. It's also fun to tick off the familiar faces in the supporting cast, including George Reeves as a stuffy suitor, future Mrs. Bing Crosby Katherine Grant as an auditioning actress, and Gunsmoke and Dragnet villain Vic Perrin as an effeminate set designer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Rapper
- Written By
- Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 13, 1954 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 24, 1993
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Cast
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Ginger Rogers
as Beatrice Page
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William Holden
as Stanley Krown
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Paul Douglas
as E. Harry Phillips
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James Gleason
as Eddie Woods
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Jesse White
as Willie Wolfe
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Marjorie Rambeau
as Herself
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George Reeves
as George Courtland
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Maide Norman
as Emma
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King Donovan
as Playwright
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Vic Perrin
as Scenic Designer
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Russell Gaige
as Theatrical Producer
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Marion Ross
as Patty
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Richard Shannon
as Stage Manager
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Kathryn Grant
as Young Hopeful
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Pat Crowley
as Sally Carver
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Richard Garland
as Clerk
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Grayce Hampton
as Olga O'Brien
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Rand Harper
as Young Hopeful
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David Leonard
as Bill Forrest
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William Leslie
as Bill
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Sally Mansfield
as Young Hopeful
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Joel Marston
as Photographer
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Walter Reed
as Leading Man
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Victor Romito
as Maitre D'
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Almira Sessions
as Mother
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Vince Townsend Jr.
as Doorman
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Josephine Whittell
as Katherine
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Dulce Daye
as Drucille King
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Michael Darrin
as Jack
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Alfred Paix
as Waiter
