Mrs. Parkington (1944)
The Great Novel of a Millionaire's Romance!
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
- Date of release
- 1944-10-12
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Tay Garnett
Casting
- Greer Garson — Susie Parkington
- Walter Pidgeon — Major Augustus Parkington
- Edward Arnold — Amory Stilham
- Agnes Moorehead — Baroness Aspasia Conti
- Cecil Kellaway — Edward VII, Prince of Wales
- Gladys Cooper — Alice, Dutchess de Brancourt
- Frances Rafferty — Jane Stilham
- Tom Drake — Ned Talbot
- Peter Lawford — Lord Thornley
- Dan Duryea — Jack Stilham
- Hugh Marlowe — John Marbey
- Selena Royle — Mattie Trounson
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
Mrs. Parkington is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house 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 and starred Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon appearing together as husband and wife for the fourth time.
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