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The Country Girl ()

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A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems.
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  • Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 11 nominations.
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Frank Elgin
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Georgie Elgin
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Bernie Dodd
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Philip Cook
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Larry
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Jackie
Eddie Ryder ...
Ed
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Paul Unger
John W. Reynolds ...
Henry Johnson
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Bob Alden ...
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Performer in Play (uncredited)
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Dancer with Pick (uncredited)
Les Clark ...
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Roy Damron ...
Performer in Play (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson ...
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Allan Douglas ...
Man (uncredited)
Don Dunning ...
Expressman (uncredited)
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First-Nighter (uncredited)
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Actor in the Play (uncredited)
Neva Gilbert ...
Lady (uncredited)
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Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Chester Jones ...
Ralph (uncredited)
Howard Joslin ...
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Drunken Table Extra (uncredited)
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Theatregoer / Party Guest (uncredited)
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First Woman (uncredited)
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Stagehand (uncredited)
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Johnnie Elgin (uncredited)
Ruth Rickaby ...
Second Woman (uncredited)
Jack Roberts ...
Man (uncredited)
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Diner at Sardi's (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
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First Photographer (uncredited)
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Expressman (uncredited)
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Conductor (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Seaton

Written by

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Clifford Odets ... (play)
 
George Seaton ... (written for the screen by)

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William Perlberg ... producer
George Seaton ... producer (uncredited)

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Victor Young

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John F. Warren ... director of photography

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Ellsworth Hoagland

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Roland Anderson
Hal Pereira

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Sam Comer
Grace Gregory

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor

Production Management

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Harry Caplan ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Francisco Day ... assistant director

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Gene Merritt ... sound recordist
Carl Mahakian ... sound editor (uncredited)

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John P. Fulton ... special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Edith Head ... costumer
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Alton ... stager: musical sequences
Harold Arlen ... songwriter: music
Ira Gershwin ... songwriter: lyrics
Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Stanley Scheuer ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Arthur Jacobson ... assistant to producer
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Plot Summary

Washed up singer/actor Frank Elgin has a chance to make a come-back when director Bernie Dodd offers him the leading role in his new musical. Frank however is very insecure, turns to alcohol and shuns even the smallest of responsibilities, leaving everything up to his wife Georgie who finds it harder and harder to cope with her husband's lack of spirit. Bernie tries to help Frank regain his self-confidence, believing that it is Georgie who's the cause of his insecurity. Written by Leon Wolters

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Also Known As
  • Une fille de la province (France)
  • Une fille de province (France)
  • Ein Mädchen vom Lande (Germany)
  • La angustia de vivir (Spain)
  • Vidéki lány (Hungary)
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  • 104 min
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Trivia Bing Crosby almost turned down the film because he thought he was too old for his character and wouldn't be able to play him. See more »
Goofs During the first New York show, when Cook visits Bernie's dressing room, telegrams can be seen inserted into the frame of the mirror. One angle shows a telegram in the top right corner of the mirror. Another angle shows a gap between the right side of the frame and the telegram. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Mika: Grace Kelly (2007). See more »
Soundtracks Dissertation on the State of Bliss (Love and Learn Blues) See more »
Quotes Georgie Elgin: Let's say I try my small way to help.
Bernie Dodd: That's what my ex-wife used to keep me reminding of, cheerfully. She had a theory that behind every great man there was a great woman. She also was thoroughly convinced that she was great and all I needed to qualify was guidance on her part.
Georgie Elgin: Still does not prove that the theory is completely wrong. I imagine one can go through history and find a few good examples.
Bernie Dodd: It's a pity that Leonardo da Vinci never had a wife to guide him, he might have really gotten somewhere.
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