Strange Lady in Town (1955). Starring Greer Garson. She plays a female doctor who plans to introduce modern medicine to old Santa Fe, but is opposed by an established doctor played by Dana Andrews.
Her Twelve Men (1954). A comedy/drama made by MGM.
Jan Stewart, becomes teacher and mother-figure to a class of twelve and must prove herself to Joe Hargrave, head of the boarding school, who is concerned about Jan's inexperience.
Scandal At Scourie (1953). A young girl named Patsy lives in an orphanage in Quebec. After, she burns down the orphanage, she finds a new home with the McChesney's, who live in Protestant Ottawa.
Victoria is excited about the new family member, Patrick is not as happy about the girl coming to live with them. After Victoria, overcomes being ill from poisonous mushrooms, that Patsy collected. Victoria is suspected of causing the flame cleaning of the local school.
They can not find any evidence against Patsy. McChesney declares to give up his candidature in order to accept Patsy as his daughter. Patsy, runs away. Will her innocence ever be proven?
Last of eight movies that paired Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. The others are Blossoms in the Dust, Mrs. Miniver, Madame Curie, Mrs. Parkington, Julia Misbehaves, That Forsyte Woman and The Miniver Story.
Sunrise At Campobello (1960). The story of Franklin Roosevelt's life changing experence with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially wife Eleanor) deal with his illness.
From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the influences on his life and his determination to recover. Based on the award winning Broadway play of the same name.
The Singing Nun(1966). A Belgian nun, Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping others.
After Father Clementi enters her in a singing contest, Sister Ann is signed to a record deal so everyone can hear her wonderful songs.
However, Sister Ann is unprepared for her new found fame (like appearing on the "Ed Sullivan" show) and the unwanted attraction to an old friend, Robert.
Desire Me (1947). Shortly after WWII, flashbacks tell the story of Marise, her husband Paul and Jean, who was imprisoned with Paul in a German camp:
While attempting to escape from the camp Paul is shot and killed, Jean goes to see Marise.
Jean has fallen in love with Marise through the stories Paul told him and wants to stay with her in the seaside town Brittany.
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Julia Misbehaves (1948). A romantic comedy film. Cast: Greer Garson, Elizabeth Taylor and Walter Pidgeon.
In 1936 London, showgirl Julia Packett, threatens suicide to swindle some money out of a male friend to pay her bills. Then, she receives a wedding invitation from her daughter Susan.
Julia had married wealthy William Packett. However, his disapproving mother breaks them up. Julia returns to show business, but left her baby daughter with her husband.
On the boat trip to France, she meets and becomes attracted to Fred Ghenoccio, an acrobat.
Later, Fred proposes to her as her train pulls away from the station.
When Julia reaches her destination, she is penniless, so following her usual methods, she gets a stranger, Colonel Willowbrook, to give her money, supposedly for a negligee and other clothing. However, she sneaks away before Willowbrook tries to become better acquainted with her.
Her mother-in-law is less than pleased to see her, but Julia manages to see Susan, who insists she stay. As time goes by, William's love for Julia revives.
Meanwhile, Julia observes that Susan has strong feelings about lovestruck painter Ritchie Lorgan, though he is not her fiance Though Susan claims to be merely annoyed, Julia sees that Susan loves the young man and does her best to bring the two together. It works.
Meanwhile, Julia remains skeptical of William's restored love, unable to forget the past. Complications arise when Fred shows up to claim his "fiance". However, when William encounters his old friend, Colonel Willowbrook, he learns of Julia's misdeed.
William persuades his friend to pretend to not know him and interrupt their breakfast. The revelation of Julia's questionable method of raising funds sends Fred packing.
Eventually, Susan takes Julia's suggestion and elopes with Ritchie. When William chases after them, followed by Julia, they discover they have been tricked into going to the wrong place. Following Susan's instructions, servants drive away their cars, leaving them stranded for 48 hours in their isolated honeymoon cabin. Julia tries to walk away in a rainstorm, but ends up in the mud. When William comes to her rescue, he ends up sprawled in the muck as well, leaving them both laughing at their predicament.
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That Forsyte Woman (1949). Romance. Cast: Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young and Janet Leigh. Walter Plunkett and Arlington Valles were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color. The original music score was composed by Bronislau Kaper.
Irene is the wife of Victorian "man of property" Soames Forsyte, having married without love but after many proposals. Rebelling against her husband's preoccupation with material possessions, a list in which she is included, Irene falls in love with unconventional architect Philip Bosinney, who is engaged to Soames' niece June, one of Irene's closest friends.
Soames learns of Irene's affair with Bosinney, and rather than allowing Irene to leave him, he reasserts his physical rights. When Soames and Bosinney discover that Irene has run away, Bosinney rushes out in the foggy London streets after her, only to be run over in an accident. After Irene learns of Bosinney's death she takes refuge with Soames' cousin Young Jolyon, who is June's estranged father but has sympathy for Irene's plight. Irene and Young Jolyon eventually marry, after Irene spurns Soames' attempts at reconciliation..
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The Miniver Story (1950). Is the sequel to the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon. Filmed on location in England. The film was directed by H.C. Potter and produced by Sidney Franklin, from a screenplay by George Froeschel and Ronald Millar based on characters created by Jan Struther. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and Herbert Stothart, with additional music by Daniele Amfitheatrof (from Mrs. Miniver) (uncredited) and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg.
Kay), Clem, Reginald Owen (Mr. Foley) and Henry Wilcoxon (Vicar) played their original roles. Also in the cast were Peter Finch (Polish officer) and James Fox in his first film appearance (Toby Miniver).
The story, told partly in flashback and narrated by Clem Miniver, commences on VE Day as Clem and Judy return home from war service and Toby returns from a foster family in America.
Judy, a corporal driver, is loved by Tom Foley, a captain in the Royal Engineers, but she is besotted with a general (Leo Genn) married but separated and twice her age.
Kay Miniver has also conducted a brief and innocent affair with an American colonel.
Clem is now restless and dissatisfied; he successfully applies for a design contract in Brazil. But Kay, unknown to him, has developed a major cardiac condition and has one year at most to live.
Despite this, she persuades the general to return to his wife, leaving Judy free to marry Tom.
The wedding goes ahead. Clem, now aware of Kay's medical condition, decides to stay in London and brings Tom into his architectural practice. Satisfied that her family are safe and happy, Kay dies.
No mention is made of the eldest Miniver son, Vincent, who appeared in the earlier film, possibly because Greer Garson and Richard Ney (the actor who portrayed Vincent) had married and been divorced (1943–1947) by the time The Miniver Story was produced in 1950.
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The Law And The Lady(1951). A comedy film directed by Edwin H. Knopf. Cast: Greer Garson, Michael Wilding and Fernando Lamas, and based on the play The Last of Mrs. Cheyney by Frederick Lonsdale.
A former housemaid now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry.
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Julius Caesar (1953). Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the uncredited screenplay, and produced by John Houseman. The original music score is by Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Marlon Brando as Mark Antony, James Mason as Brutus, John Gielgud as Cassius, Louis Calhern as Julius Caesar, Edmond O'Brien as Casca, Greer Garson as Calpurnia, and Deborah Kerr as Portia.
The assassination of Julius Caesar the would be ruler of Rome, by Brutus and his men and has tragic consequences.
Mrs. Miniver (1942). A drama film directed by William Wyler. Cast: Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on the 1940 novel Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther. Supporting cast: Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney and Henry Wilcoxon.
This is a very emotional film that showcases Britain's defiance against Nazi Germany. An extremely well acted movie, it is easy to see why the film earned 6 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
The film opens with Mrs Miniver and her family, living a comfortable life of shopping and going to lunch and living in a beautiful home in a village outside London. Her husband Clem is a successful architect.
They have three children: Toby and Judy, and Vin, who attends the university. Also, living with them are Gladys the housemaid and Ada the cook.
Vin comes home from university and meets Carol Beldon, the granddaughter of Lady Beldon. Despite their first meting that did not go so well, they fall in love.
They eventually marry, but as the war comes closer to home, Vin enlists in the Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot.
One morning, Kay hears a plane crash. The wounded, German pilot hides in her garden and then holds her at gunpoint. She feeds him and then calls the police.
After the village's flower shows competition, in which stationmaster Mr Ballard, who's rose is named after 'Mrs. Miniver, wins. Kay and Carol drive Vin, to his squadron. On their way home, Carol is wounded in an attack and dies after they reach home.
When Vin returns home, he is told the terrible news.
Vin stands with the congregation sing "Onward, Christian Soldiers", while through a huge hole in the roof in the sky can be seen the RAF fighters in the V-for-Victory formation heading out to fight.
Fun Facts:
Greer Garson married Richard Ney who played her son in the movie!
First movie to receive five acting nominations at the Academy Awards.
After completing the film, William Wyler joined the US Army and was posted to the Signal Corps; he was overseas on the night he won his first Oscar. He later revealed that his subsequent war experiences made him realize that the film actually portrayed war in too soft a light.
The first of two Academy Award Best Picture winners to receive nominations in all four acting categories. The other is From Here to Eternity.
Mrs. Miniver won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (William Wyler), Best Actress (Greer Garson), and Best Supporting Actress (Theresa Wright).
Second of eight movies that paired Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.
Random Harvest (1942), based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same name, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Claudine West, George Froeschel and Arthur Wimperis adapted the novel for the screen, and received an Academy Award nomination for their work. Cast: Ronald Colman and Greer Garson.
Its seven Academy Award nominations for Ronald Colman, supporting actress Susan Peters, director Mervyn LeRoy, and the Best Picture. Greer Garson, whose performance, was ineligible for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as she had already been nominated that year for her role in Mrs. Miniver.
I read this was Greer Garson's favorite movie and she was believable in her duel roles of Paula/Margaret. Ronald Colman, also makes us believe he is Smithy, as he transformed himself from one to the other without blinking a lash.
The film begins with a shell shocked, British Officer.. John Smith, who is sent to an asylum because he's lost all memory. After the First World War ends, the whole town of Melbridge, join in a celebration and with no one to stop him, Smith wanders off.
In town, singer Paula. guesses he is from the asylum, but she likes him and arranges for him to join her traveling theatrical group. After an incident, Paula thinks it best to take Smith, away to a secluded country village, where they marry and live a quiet life. Paula, stays home with their newborn baby while Smithy goes to Liverpool looking for a job with a newspaper.
There, he is struck by a taxi. When he regains consciousness, his past memory is restored, but his life with Paula is now forgotten. He is Charles Rainier, the son of a wealthy businessman.
Charles returns home on the day of his father's funeral, to the family is shocked, as he had been given up for dead. The family business is in trouble and Charles, wants to save the jobs of their employees and to restore the family fortune.
Over the years, Paula has been searching for her husband. After, their baby son died, she returns to work as a secretary to support her self. After, seeing Charles' picture in a newspaper, she become his executive assistant, changing her name to Margaret, hoping that he will remember her. Dr. Jonathan Benet, warns her that revealing her identity could cause problems.
After Charles and Kitty become engaged, Margaret has Smithy declared legally dead, dissolving their marriage.
A hymn that Kitty is considering for their wedding triggers a memory in Charles. Kitty, realizes that he still loves someone else and heartbroken, breaks off the engagement.
When Margaret hears Charles is trying to piece together his lost years, she rushes to him. They recover his suitcase from a hotel, but he recognizes nothing.
After his election, they marry and fall into a comfortable routine. They sometimes discuss his lost past, and she tells him of her own lost love, without letting him know that it is him. Thinking about the past, Margaret decides to take an extended vacation abroad by herself. Before she sets sail, she revisits the little place where she and Smithy once lived.
Charles, goes to stop a strike at the Melbridge Cable Works and while walking through the town, the familiar surroundings and the celebrating workers begin to trigger his lost memories...
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Madame Curie (1943). A biographical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Henry Travers, Albert Bassermann, C. Aubrey Smith, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Van Johnson, and Margaret O'Brien and featuring narration read by James Hilton.
The film tells the story of Polish-French physicist Marie Curie. Garson and Pidgeon, also starred together in the film, Mrs. Miniver.
Marie Sklodowska, is a student living in Paris and studying at the Sorbonne.
One day during class she faints, her tutor, Prof. Perot, learns that she has no friends or family in Paris, invites her to a soiree.
Among the guests is physicist Pierre Curie, who is very devoted to his work. He invites Marie to share his lab and finds that she is a gifted scientist.
He takes her to visit his family in their country home. Marie and Pierre both soon realize that they are in love.
Wanting to learn more about how a pitchblende rock generates enough energy to take small photographs, Marie decides to make the rock's energy the subject of her doctoral study.
Things don't turn out like she wanted so she he decides there must be a third radioactive element in the rock. While discussing this, she tells Pierre's family that she's pregnant.
The physics department refuses to fund their research, but allows them to use a old shed.
In spite of all the problems they know something is definitely there. They find a method to make pure radium.
Now world-famous, they celebrate after winning the Nobel Prize. They're granted a new laboratory by the university and before its dedication, Marie shows her new dress, to Pierre who wants to surprise her with earrings to match.
While walking home in the rain, he does not see a delivery wagon and is killed. Marie remembers Pierre's words that if one of them is gone, the other must go on working.
I think you will enjoy this film seeing a woman use her intelligence and not be stopped by what others think of her.
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Mrs. Parkington (1944). A drama film directed by Tay Garnett. Cast: Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.
This is a story about a woman's life, told in flashbacks, from hotel maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield. It was directed by Tay Garnett. Cast: Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.
Susie thinks back to a time when she was working as a chambermaid. It was there that she met the wealthy Major Augustus Parkington and after her mother's death they marry.
Shortly after the marriage Susie is introduced to Baroness Aspasia Conti, a French aristocrat and close friend of Augustus, who helps Susie pick out her clothes and their new home. Susie, soon announces that she is pregnant.
Augustus holds a ball to celebrate, but when most of his guest refuse to attend because of Augustus feud with a wealthy businessman. When Susie runs after her husband she stumbles and miscarries their baby. Augustus, blames everyone but himself for Susie's miscarriage and vows to get revenge.
Four years pass and Augustus has put many of their neighbors out of business. Mrs. Livingstone, pleads with her to speak to Augustus about putting her husband out of business, Susie leaves her husband and moves in with Aspasia.
When Augustus, asks his wife to return home, Susie tells him that she has been financially supporting the Livingstone's business and his vendetta with their neighbors has got to stop.
Their troubles continues when the Parkingtons' son Herbert dies. Susie becomes a recluse for a year and Augustus moves to their country home in England.
When Aspasia, shares that she will be moving back to Paris because she is dying. She also tells Susie that she has always been in love with Augustus, which is no surprise to Susie.
Susie realizes her problems with her family will never be solved so she decides to return to her childhood home.
By the end of this film, I really did not care what happened to the members of the Parkington family. But.. It just maybe me.
Adventure (1945). A film is based on the novel, The Anointed by Clyde Brion Davis. Cast: Clark Gable and Greer Garson star as a sailor and a librarian. It was directed by Victor Fleming, one of Gable's favorite directors.
This film was Clark Gable's first after he returned to Hollywood following his service in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He had joined in August 1942, following the death of his wife Carole Lombard. MGM hyped this film as Gable's big comeback, using the line, "Gable's Back and Garson's Got Him!"
The film was a disaster upon release, ending Clark Gable's reign as "The King of Hollywood". He was so disappointed by the finished film that he did not agree to act again until more than a year had passed.
The Valley of Decision (1945), is a film set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA in the late 19th century. It tells the story of a young Irish house maid who falls in love with the son of her employer, a local steel mill owner.
The romance between Paul and Mary is endangered when Mary's family and friends, all steel mill workers, go on strike against Paul's father.
The movie stars Greer Garson as Mary Rafferty, Gregory Peck as Paul Scott, Donald Crisp, Lionel Barrymore, Preston Foster, Marsha Hunt, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, Dan Duryea and Jessica Tandy.
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Greer Garson) and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). A British romantic/drama film directed by Sam Wood. Cast: Robert Donat and Greer Garson. Based on the 1934 novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton.A British film based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton. It was directed by Sam Wood. Cast: Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills, and Paul Henreid.
The movie begins when 83 year-old Mr. Chipping, a retired schoolteacher stays home because he is feeling under the weather and he falls asleep and his life is shown in a flashback dream:
When young Charles Chipping, first arrives to teach Latin to the Brookfield students, he becomes a target to their practical jokes. He becomes a strict disciplinarian as a result, making him respected, but not very well liked and he worries about his future as a teacher. His friend German teacher, Max Staefel, invites him to vacation with him in Austria.
While hiking on the mountain, Chipping "rescues" Kathy Ellis, while she is out riding her bike.
They meet again in Vienna and dance to the Blue Danube Waltz. Max shares with her that the Danube River appears blue, only to those who are in love. As Chipping looks at the river, he notices that it is blue.
They marry and return to England, where Kathy becomes well liked by everyone. During their very short marriage, she dies in childbirth, along with their baby.
As the years pass, Chips becomes a much loved teacher, with several generations of students. Chips, retires at age 65, but is asked to fill in as headmaster, because of the shortage of teachers during World War I. He remembers his wife Kathy's prediction, that he would become headmaster one day.
During a bombing attack by a Germans, Chips and the boys keep on working on their studies.
Now.. on his deathbed he overhears the men talking about him not having any children. He tells them, " I have thousands of them ... thousands of them ... and all boys."
The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards for Outstanding Production, Best Director, Actor, Actress, Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound. It was up against Gone with the Wind in all seven categories; Robert Donat won for Best Actor, beating out Clark Gable, but Goodbye, Mr. Chips lost to Gone With the Wind in five of the six remaining categories. (Best Sound went to the otherwise undistinguished When Tomorrow Comes.)
Remember? (1939).
This is just an old-fashioned story that makes you feel good, watching Robert Donat, performing as Mr. Chippings. Greer Garson, is very charming, even though she has a very small important part..
When Ladies Meet (1941). Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall, and Spring Byington. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who also co-produced the film. The film was a remake of the 1933 Pre-Code film of the same name, which starred Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall.
Mary Howard, is a novelist with some different ideas about love and marriage, who is in love with her publisher, Rogers Woodruff. She decides she wants to take him away from his wife and marry him.
Mary's friend, Jimmy, is in love with her and will do anything to break them up. He comes up with a plan to introduce Mary and Woodruff's wife Claire. The two women do not know each other, but during their visits Mary and Claire become friends. When Mary learns Woodruff is just a womanizer, she realizes she cannot love him and falls for Jimmy.
The film earned an Academy Award nomination for art directors Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell and Edwin B. Willis.
Greer, doesn't enter the film until the second half, but she wins over the audience from the very beginning. Robert Taylor, is a wonderful actor and steals every scene he is in. One of my favorite character actors Spring Byington, plays the ditsy-rich-lady perfectly. All Joan Crawford fans will not be disappointed. I loved her beautifully decorated weekend house, with its water wheel and lake.
Pride and Prejudice(1940). A film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name. Robert Z. Leonard directed. Cast: Greer Garson, Mary Boland, Maureen O'Sullivan.
The film begins when the girls are out shopping for new dresses when they see two gentlemen and a lady in a beautiful carriage.They learn that the men are Mr. Bingley, who is renting the estate of Netherfield and Mr. Darcy, both wealthy, eligible bachelors.
After the Bennets return home, Mrs. Bennet tries to talk Mr. Bennet, into seeing Mr. Bingley, but he refuses, saying that they have already met.
At the ball, Elizabeth overhears Mr. Darcy talking about not wanting to dance with her. She also meets for the first time Mr. Wickham.
Later, as it turns out.. Mr. Darcy does ask her to dance, but she refuses, when Mr. Wickham asks her right in front of Darcy, she accepts.
The Bennets' cousin, Mr. Collins, arrives, looking for a wife and sets his sights on Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy, sees her distress and asks her to dance. After seeing the obnoxious behavior of her mother and younger sisters, he leaves again.
The next day, Mr. Collins asks her to marry him, but she refuses. He then asks her best friend, Charlotte Lucas, to marry him.
When Elizabeth visits Charlotte in her new home, she is introduced to Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and also sees Mr. Darcy there.
Later, he asks her to marry him, because she believes he stole Wickham's fortune, and also because he broke up the romance between Mr. Bingley and Jane, she refuses.
When Elizabeth returns to Longborn, she learns that Lydia has eloped with Wickham. Mr. Darcy tells her that Wickham will never marry Lydia and that Wickham had tried to elope with his 15-year-old sister, Georgiana.
Elizabeth, soon realizes that she is in love with him, but believes he will never see her again because of Lydia's disgraceful elopement.
Lydia and Wickham, do eventually return home married. Lady Catherine, tells the family that Mr. Darcy found Lydia and forced Wickham to marry her.
Will Darcy and Elizabeth ever admit their love for each other?
Greer Garson, did a wonderful job playing the feisty, high spirited.. Elizabeth. In this light and humorous classic film adaptation. Laurence Olivier, performed well as the prideful Darcy. The supporting cast also is good, especially Edmund Gwenn, as the very eccentric Mr. Bennet.
1941: Academy Award - Best Art Direction, Black and White Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse.
Blossoms In The Dust (1941). Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt and Fay Holden. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Irving Asher.
A film is the true story of Edna Gladney, who takes on the mission to help orphaned children, find homes, despite the townspeople who think that illegitimate children are not worth worrying about.
It won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary and Edwin B. Willis), and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role Greer Garson, Best Cinematography, Color and Best Picture.
Because this is a true story, makes this film worth watching. Greer Garson, deserved the nomination for Best Actress, going from young girl, to socialite, to a woman, who cares enough about children to do whatever she can to help them find a loving home...
A film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name. Robert Z. Leonard directed. Cast: Greer Garson, Mary Boland, Maureen O'Sullivan.
The film begins when the girls are out shopping for new dresses when they see two gentlemen and a lady in a beautiful carriage. They learn that the men are Mr. Bingley, who is renting the estate of Netherfield and Mr. Darcy, both wealthy, eligible bachelors.
After the Bennets return home, Mrs. Bennet tries to talk Mr. Bennet, into seeing Mr. Bingley, but he refuses, saying that they have already met.
At the ball, Elizabeth overhears Mr. Darcy talking about not wanting to dance with her. She also meets for the first time Mr. Wickham.
Later, as it turns out.. Mr. Darcy does ask her to dance, but she refuses, when Mr. Wickham asks her right in front of Darcy, she accepts.
The Bennets' cousin, Mr. Collins, arrives, looking for a wife and sets his sights on Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy, sees her distress and asks her to dance. After seeing the obnoxious behavior of her mother and younger sisters, he leaves again.
The next day, Mr. Collins asks her to marry him, but she refuses. He then asks her best friend, Charlotte Lucas, to marry him.
When Elizabeth visits Charlotte in her new home, she is introduced to Lady Catherine de Bourgh and also sees Mr. Darcy there.
Later, he asks her to marry him, because she believes he stole Wickham's fortune and also because he broke up the romance between Mr. Bingley and Jane, she refuses.
When Elizabeth returns to Longborn, she learns that Lydia has eloped with Wickham. Mr. Darcy tells her that Wickham will never marry Lydia and that Wickham had tried to elope with his 15-year-old sister, Georgiana.
Elizabeth, soon realizes that she is in love with him, but believes he will never see her again because of Lydia's disgraceful elopement. Lydia and Wickham, do return home married. Lady Catherine, tells the family that Mr. Darcy found Lydia and forced Wickham to marry her. Will Darcy and Elizabeth ever admit their love for each other?
Greer Garson, did a wonderful job playing the feisty, high spirited.. Elizabeth. In this light and humorous classic film adaptation. Laurence Olivier, performed well as the prideful Darcy. The supporting cast also is good, especially Edmund Gwenn, as the very eccentric Mr. Bennet.
Fun Facts:
The studio's first choice for Darcy was Clark Gable.
Vivien Leigh was passed over for the role of Elizabeth Bennett in favor of Greer Garson.
According to Edward Maeder, Adrian, the costume designer, asked director Robert Z. Leonard to place the film in a later time period than that of the novel so that the costumes might be more opulent than those of Jane Austen's time.
Initially scheduled to start pre-production in 1936, under the supervision of Irving Thalberg with his wife, Norma Shearer as Elizabeth Bennett, but pre-production was put to a halt after Thalberg's death.
MGM considered Robert Donat and Robert Taylor to play Mr. Darcy, and Norma Shearer supposedly wanted MGM to borrow Errol Flynn from Warner Bros. for the role.
Laurence Olivier ( 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) career as a stage and film actor spanned more than six decades and included a wide variety of roles: Shakespeare's Othello and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night to the sadistic Nazi dentist Christian Szell in Marathon Man and the Nazi-hunter in The Boys from Brazil.
A High church clergyman's son who found fame on the West End stage, Olivier became determined early on to master Shakespeare, and eventually came to be regarded as one of the foremost Shakespeare interpreters of the 20th century. He continued to act until the year before his death in 1989.
Olivier played more than 120 stage roles: Richard III, Macbeth, Romeo, Hamlet, Othello, Uncle Vanya, and Archie Rice in The Entertainer.
He performed in nearly sixty films, including: William Wyler's Wuthering Heights, Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing, Richard Attenborough's Oh! What a Lovely War, and A Bridge Too Far, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Sleuth, John Schlesinger's Marathon Man, Daniel Petrie's The Betsy, Desmond Davis' Clash of the Titans, and his own Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III.
He also preserved his Othello on film, with its stage cast virtually intact. For television, he starred in The Moon and Sixpence, John Gabriel Borkman, Long Day's Journey into Night, Brideshead Revisited, The Merchant of Venice, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and King Lear, among others.