Parrish (1961)

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Parrish is a 1961 American drama film adapted from Mildred Savage's 1958 novel of the same name. Written, produced and directed by Delmer Daves, the film stars Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden, Dean Jagger, Connie Stevens, Diane McBain, Sharon Hugueny, Sylvia Miles, Madeleine Sherwood and Hayden Rorke.

Production

By May 1958, Warner Bros. had bought the film rights to Mildred Savage's novel even before it was published, for a figure reported to be between $160,000 and $200,000. When the novel was published later in October, Edmund Fuller of The New York Times called it an "impressive debut".

Joshua Logan was initially hired to direct the film, with John Patrick to write the script. Clark Gable was mentioned as a possible male lead. A nationwide talent search was launched to cast the title role. By March 1959, Anthony Perkins and Natalie Wood was announced as potential lead roles. Delmer Daves then became involved as director, which saw Troy Donahue cast in the lead role.

Parts of the movie were shot in East Windsor and Poquonock (Windsor), Connecticut. Mildred Savage, on whose novel the film was based, was a frequent visitor to the set. She was quoted during filming as saying:

My central theme — and fortunately Mr. Daves agrees about this — is that young people today are neither "beat" or "lost". I wanted to show an affirmative hero who may be confused because of his youth and sex troubles, but who is still masculine, unaffected and optimistic — able to get ahead on his own two feet. The idea of setting this story in the tobacco industry came last.

Delmer Daves differentiated the film from his earlier A Summer Place:

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