Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)

No one holds a candle to Joan -- when Joan is carrying the torch!

Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see if there is still a spark between them.

Date of release
1951-05-19
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Vincent Sherman

Casting

Interesting facts

Goodbye, My Fancy is a 1951 American romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Sherman, produced by Henry Blanke, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Young and Frank Lovejoy. The film is based on the 1948 play of same name written by Fay Kanin, and the story was adapted for the screen by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. The plot follows an influential congresswoman who returns to her former college to receive an honorary degree, only to find her old flame as the university president.

Production

Director Vincent Sherman's production ran past its allotted timeframe and budget. He received a blistering memo from studio head Jack L. Warner reading: "After talking to you on the telephone last night, Friday, I am depending on you to finish the picture by next Saturday, November 18th . As I told you, other companies are making the same type of picture in 21-28-36 days with important casts.

Large portions of the film were shot at Occidental College in Los Angeles.

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