The Royal Family (1977)
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33% of users liked it
(26 ratings)
Aging actress Fanny Cavendish (Eve Le Gallienne) dreams of returning to Broadway while her successful daughter, Julie (Rosemary Harris), considers abandoning the acting profession. The plot thickens when Julie's film star brother, Tony (Ellis Rabb), returns home with problems of his own. Written by… More Aging actress Fanny Cavendish (Eve Le Gallienne) dreams of returning to Broadway while her successful daughter, Julie (Rosemary Harris), considers abandoning the acting profession. The plot thickens when Julie's film star brother, Tony (Ellis Rabb), returns home with problems of his own. Written by successful playwrights Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, this comedy explores the interesting relationships within the famous Cavendish clan.
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.
- Directed By
- Ellis Rabb, Kirk Browning
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 9, 1977 Wide
- On DVD
- May 2, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
So while the Kaufman-Ferber script is just a crème de menthe, this particular revival of the 1927 hit is a fine example of how to faithfully bring a stage production to the screen.
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