Jim Hutton was under contract to MGM where he made The Subterreans with George Peppard, and 4 movies back to back with Paula Prentiss, i.e. Where The Boys Are, Honeymoon Machine, Bachelor in Paradise and Horizontal Lieutenant. This film version of the Tennessee Williams play Period of Adjustment is shown on occasion on TCM and I found the film enjoyable with a very fine performance by Jim Hutton. Jim Hutton spars well with Jane Fonda in one of her earliest film roles. The film has typically fine MGM production values. I recommend this film as I am a fan of Jim Hutton's.
Hutton's career needs re appraisal. MGM groomed Hutton in the James Stewart fashion and after doing Looking For Love with Connie Francis and cameos by Paula Prentiss, Yvette Mimieux, and George Hamilton, and a cameo in Fonda's MGM film Sunday In New York,Jim Hutton free lanced. Hutton made Major Dundee with Charlton Heston, Hallejuah Trail with Burt Lancaster, Never Too Late with Connie Stevens, Walk Don't Run with Cary Grant, and two John Wayne films Green Berets and Hellfighters. Hutton's career tapered off at the end of the 1960's and soon found himself in TV work before his too early demise at 45.
David Barra Los Angeles
Hutton's career needs re appraisal. MGM groomed Hutton in the James Stewart fashion and after doing Looking For Love with Connie Francis and cameos by Paula Prentiss, Yvette Mimieux, and George Hamilton, and a cameo in Fonda's MGM film Sunday In New York,Jim Hutton free lanced. Hutton made Major Dundee with Charlton Heston, Hallejuah Trail with Burt Lancaster, Never Too Late with Connie Stevens, Walk Don't Run with Cary Grant, and two John Wayne films Green Berets and Hellfighters. Hutton's career tapered off at the end of the 1960's and soon found himself in TV work before his too early demise at 45.
David Barra Los Angeles