Parrish (1961)
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59% of users liked it
(75 ratings)
A scenic, tobacco-road soap opera by director Delmar Daves, known more for his westerns, Parrish features Troy Donahue in the eponymous title role. Parrish's mother Ellen (Claudette Colbert in her last movie role) happens to marry one of two competing tobacco growers in the Connecticut River… More A scenic, tobacco-road soap opera by director Delmar Daves, known more for his westerns, Parrish features Troy Donahue in the eponymous title role. Parrish's mother Ellen (Claudette Colbert in her last movie role) happens to marry one of two competing tobacco growers in the Connecticut River Valley. Her new husband and Parrish's stepfather Judd Raike (a snarling Karl Malden) drums the tobacco business into Parrish, alienating him in the bargain. The lad is soon romancing three different women: Judd's daughter Paige (Sharon Hugeny), the daughter of Judd's arch-rival, and a wanton woman of the tobacco fields. Now all that remains is for the romance and the rivalry to shake down into the winners and losers. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Delmer Daves
- Written By
- Delmer Daves
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 4, 1961 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This Peyton Place meets Tobacco Road pic might be scenic, but its dialogue is risible and its dreary story line is as noxious as smoking.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A schmaltzy family melodrama starring the handsome Troy Donahue at the height of his popularity as a heartthrob.
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Cast
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Troy Donahue
as Parrish McLean
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Claudette Colbert
as Ellen McLean
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Karl Malden
as Judd Raike
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Dean Jagger
as Sala Post
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Connie Stevens
as Lucy
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Diane McBain
as Alison Post
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Sharon Hugueny
as Paige Raike
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Dub Taylor
as Telte Howie
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Hampton Fancher
as Edgar Raike
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David Knapp
as Wiley Raike
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Saundra Edwards
as Evaline Raike
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Sylvia Miles
as Eileen
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Bibi Osterwald
as Rosie
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Madeleine Sherwood
as Addie
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Hayden Rorke
as Tom Weldon
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Frank Campanella
as Foreman
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Terry Carter
as Cartwright
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Donald Dillaway
as Max Maine
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Wade Dumas
as Maples
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Martin Eric
as Mr. Gilliam
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Gertrude Flynn
as Miss Daly
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Vincent Gardenia
as Bit
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House Jameson
as Oermeyer
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Alfonso Marshall
as Gladstone
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John McGovern
as Skipper
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Karen Norris
as Operator
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Carroll O'Connor
as Firechief
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Ford Rainey
as John Donati
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Michael Sean
as Bellhop
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Edgar Stehli
as Tully
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Hope Summers
as Mary Howie
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Sara Taft
as Gramma
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John Barracudo
as Willie
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Irene Windust
as Maizie Weldon
