November 20, 2006
A great dramatic turn for all the main stars. Even when trying to look plain, Grace Kelly looks beautiful.
Anthony Ross, Bing Crosby, Gene Reynolds
Once the toast of Broadway, washed-up actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) drinks himself into oblivion until red-hot director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) attempts to revive his career. An admirer of Elgi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
Stats: 122 reviews
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September 22, 2008A good film about Bing Crosby being a washed up drunkard actor, Grace Kelly as his wife who tries to keep him from falling apart, and William Holden as a director willing to take a chance on Bing for a new play. This is easily Bing's best performance of his career,it's the only f...( read more)
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May 28, 2009Dang! Bing Crosby stole the movie! And of course William Holden is awesome as well as Grace Kelly. Very strong performances and a very good adaptation. I saw the play in NYC with Morgan Freeman in Crosby's part and I gotta say that Crosby was leaps and bounds better. Great picture.
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February 22, 2009All the mellodrama you want and more. Personally, not a big Cosby or Holden fan, but Grace Kelly proves to be the consumate actress - and deserved the Oscar (even though she robbed Judy Garland of her A Star is Born moment.) The story of the alcoholic has been done 100's of tim...( read more)
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January 18, 2009Grace Kelly, Best Actress, 1954, as "Georgie Elgin" in "The Country Girl".
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July 8, 2008I've only seen the first part, but it was so good! I'd love to see the rest of the movie.
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June 1, 2008Saw this movie tonight, 6/1/08.
Crosby, Kelly and Holden are all at the top of their acting prowness! -
May 29, 2008Great performance from Grace...she so deserved that Oscar. It just leaves you hanging at the end....
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July 17, 2008grace was awesome!! her eyes was dead lock on both william and bing.. i've never seen her in this kind of role.. so it's amazing.. she deserved the oscar..
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