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A Place in the Sun

- Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

Release Date : 1951-06-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesGeorge Stevens Jr. Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : George Eastman

Original Name : Montgomery Clift

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angela Vickers

Original Name : Elizabeth Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alice Tripp

Original Name : Shelley Winters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hannah Eastman

Original Name : Anne Revere

Gender : Female

Character Name : Earl Eastman

Original Name : Keefe Brasselle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Defense Attorney Bellows

Original Name : Fred Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe

Original Name : Raymond Burr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Eastman

Original Name : Herbert Heyes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anthony Vickers

Original Name : Shepperd Strudwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Ann Vickers

Original Name : Frieda Inescort

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louise Eastman

Original Name : Kathryn Givney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Defense Attorney Art Jansen

Original Name : Walter Sande

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge R.S. Oldendorff

Original Name : Ted de Corsia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : John Ridgely

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marsha Eastman

Original Name : Lois Chartrand

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reverend Morrison

Original Name : Paul Frees

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eagle Scout (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert J. Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Astor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : John Barton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Lulu Mae Bohrman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Hazel Boyne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : John Breen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Carruthers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warden (uncredited)

Original Name : Ken Christy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Combs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vickers' Maid Lulu (uncredited)

Original Name : Frances Curry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Company Executive (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen Freeman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Gilmore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice's Landlady Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Kent

Gender : Female

Character Name : Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Mahoney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Mann

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Factory Floorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Harper (uncredited)

Original Name : Kasey Rogers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boatkeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Douglas Spencer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Company Executive (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Steers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Vernon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eastman's Secretary Margaret (uncredited)

Original Name : Josephine Whittell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vickers' Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Yaconelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Ezelle Poule

Gender : Female

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-25

I think anyone who only recalls Dame Elizabeth Taylor from her later life ought to watch this and perhaps they will begin to appreciate just how beautiful and talented she was - and this is by no means her best effort on screen. This film belongs fairly and squarely to Montgomery Clift. He is "George Eastman", a cousin from the less wealthy branch of the family who seeks employment from his uncle "Charles" (Herbert Heyes). He is politely received and given a fairly lowly job, but it's a start and he can reassure his mother (Anne Revere) whilst courting "Alice" (Shelley Winters). Enter the young "Angela Vickers" (Taylor) who immediately turns his head. He can think of no-one else, she captivates him - he is spellbound. What to do about poor old "Alice" though? She isn't going to just let him dump her, she is in love and she is now expecting his child. Director George Stevens handles the rest of this film will consummate skill. "George" takes "Alice" for a picnic, a boating trip, an accident - and then a trial at which he is accused of clobbering her over the head with an oar before she drowned. Witnesses gather, gossip is traded and opinions are formed that may well send him to the chair... Clift, in his earlier roles, had the ability to mix allure and vulnerability in away seldom seen at the time, and here he develops his character from shy young man to calculating, if out of his depth, lover really well. Shelley Winters rarely disappointed too and again, here, she is strong as the needy yet loving girlfriend spurned. Franz Waxman scores perfectly and the photography is frequently tight and immersing. Court room dramas can be tricky to keep lively, but as we come to the denouement here, there is always some jeopardy as to the verdict. I got that wrong, by the way... Super film, this - big screen if you can.