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Splendor in the Grass

A fragile Kansas girl's love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

Director

Elia Kazan

Year

Genre

Box Office

$8,720,000

Production

Newton Productions,NBI Productions,Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Wilma Dean Loomis

Ace Stamper

Mrs. Loomis

Audrey Christie

Ginny Stamper

Angelina

Bud Stamper

Del Loomis

Mrs. Stamper

Doc Smiley

Juanita Howard

Miss Metcalf

Martine Bartlett

Allen 'Toots' Tuttle

Kay

Hazel

June

Carolyn

Texas Guinan

Glenn

Student

Martin Abrahams

Oil Field Worker at Party

Oil Field Worker at Party

Musician

Chauffeur

Godfrey Cambridge

Undetermined Secondary Role

Actress in film clip from 'Glorious Betsy'

Dolores Costello

Undetermined Secondary Role

Trailer Narrator

Dr. Judd

Student in Classroom

Undetermined Secondary Role

Reverend Whitman

Stamper's Maid

Undetermined

Charles Matthews

High School Girl

Dean Pollard

Actor in film clip from 'Glorious Betsy'

Johnny Masterson

Charles Robinson

Private Detective

Rusty

Deanie's High School Friend

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Miss Metcalf Wilma Dean Loomis Mrs. Loomis Bud Stamper Ginny Stamper Ace Stamper

Deanie, please. - Splendor in the Grass

Deanie, please.

Don't, Bud. - Splendor in the Grass

Bud, don't be mad. - Splendor in the Grass

Bud, don't be mad.

Is it so terrible to have those feelings about a boy - Splendor in the Grass

Is it so terrible to have those feelings about a boy

Didn't you ever feel that way about Dad - Splendor in the Grass

Didn't you ever feel that way about Dad

Deanie, what's troubling you? - Splendor in the Grass

Deanie, what's troubling you?

"Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name...." - Splendor in the Grass

"Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.....

Something wrong? - Splendor in the Grass

Something wrong?

I'm a freak in this town - Splendor in the Grass

I'm a freak in this town

Hey, you want a peach? - Splendor in the Grass

Hey, you want a peach?

Wilma Dean, hereafter,
I shall count you tardy... - Splendor in the Grass

Wilma Dean, hereafter, I shall count you tardy...

That's unnecessary roughness. - Splendor in the Grass

That's unnecessary roughness.

Who you taking out, Toots? - Splendor in the Grass

Who you taking out, Toots?

Hi, Bud. - Splendor in the Grass

Hi sweetheart - Splendor in the Grass

I just can't stand it
when you're mad at me. - Splendor in the Grass

I just can't stand it when you're mad at me.

Bud, it's broad daylight. - Splendor in the Grass

Bud, it's broad daylight.

Mom? - Splendor in the Grass

Yes, Mrs. Harper, here's your change. - Splendor in the Grass

Yes, Mrs. Harper, here's your change.

You're nuts about me, aren't you? - Splendor in the Grass

You're nuts about me, aren't you?

At my feet, slave! - Splendor in the Grass

At my feet, slave!

-Let's speak of it at the next meeting.
-I certainly will, if you will. - Splendor in the Grass

-Let's speak of it at the next meeting. -I certainly wi...

The coast is clear. - Splendor in the Grass

The coast is clear.

Ginny Stamper is too low for the dogs to bite - Splendor in the Grass

Ginny Stamper is too low for the dogs to bite

Well, congratulations, Son! - Splendor in the Grass

Well, congratulations, Son!

Get out of here, young lady.
I'm gonna have a talk with my boy. - Splendor in the Grass

Get out of here, young lady. I'm gonna have a talk with...

Okay, I'll go to Yale. - Splendor in the Grass

Okay, I'll go to Yale.

Bud, I'll wait for you. - Splendor in the Grass

Bud, I'll wait for you.

Fine sermon. Fine sermon. - Splendor in the Grass

Fine sermon. Fine sermon.

Take my advice, Del.
Hang onto those stocks of yours. - Splendor in the Grass

Take my advice, Del. Hang onto those stocks of yours.

Don't light a cigarette
in front of all these church people! - Splendor in the Grass

Don't light a cigarette in front of all these church pe...

Dad, I'm no spy. - Splendor in the Grass

Dad, I'm no spy.

Wake up. - Splendor in the Grass

Ginny, I know who that guy is. - Splendor in the Grass

Ginny, I know who that guy is.

You look lovely, boy!. - Splendor in the Grass

You look lovely, boy!.

Boy, oh boy, she's really plastered. - Splendor in the Grass

Boy, oh boy, she's really plastered.

Hey, look out! - Splendor in the Grass

Happy New Year, Joe!. - Splendor in the Grass

Happy New Year, Joe!.

Come on, Joe. Let's go. - Splendor in the Grass

Come on, Joe. Let's go.

Leave me alone. Leave me alone. - Splendor in the Grass

Leave me alone. Leave me alone.

No!. - Splendor in the Grass

Cut it out, it's his sister! - Splendor in the Grass

Cut it out, it's his sister!

-Do you wanna come inside?
-No. - Splendor in the Grass

-Do you wanna come inside? -No.

We planned the whole play around you. - Splendor in the Grass

We planned the whole play around you.

There's something I've got to tell you. - Splendor in the Grass

There's something I've got to tell you.

Hi. - Splendor in the Grass

I just wanted to wish you good luck
on the game. - Splendor in the Grass

I just wanted to wish you good luck on the game.

-Doc?
-Yes, Bud. - Splendor in the Grass

-Doc? -Yes, Bud.

Oh, please, God, make him well. - Splendor in the Grass

Oh, please, God, make him well.

Okay, Doc. - Splendor in the Grass

Hi, Deanie. - Splendor in the Grass

-You're out.
-I am not. - Splendor in the Grass

-You're out. -I am not.

"What though the radiance
which was once so bright - Splendor in the Grass

"What though the radiance which was once so bright

Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass - Splendor in the Grass

Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the...

What do you suppose the poet means by these lines - Splendor in the Grass

What do you suppose the poet means by these lines

...that we have to forget
the ideals of youth... - Splendor in the Grass

...that we have to forget the ideals of youth...

Miss Metcalf... - Splendor in the Grass

Miss Metcalf...

Children! - Splendor in the Grass

-Hi, June.
-Hi. - Splendor in the Grass

-Hi, June. -Hi.

I don't care if his father is making
my folks rich. I hate Bud Stamper. - Splendor in the Grass

I don't care if his father is making my folks rich. I h...

Deanie! Come on, honey. - Splendor in the Grass

Deanie! Come on, honey.

Veal roast, mashed potatoes
and succotash for my girl. - Splendor in the Grass

Veal roast, mashed potatoes and succotash for my girl.

Eat your dinner. - Splendor in the Grass

Eat your dinner.

I'll bet the Stampers are feeling good
these days. - Splendor in the Grass

I'll bet the Stampers are feeling good these days.

Mom, I can't eat. I can't study. - Splendor in the Grass

Mom, I can't eat. I can't study.

Did he spoil you? - Splendor in the Grass

Did he spoil you?

I'm not spoiled mom - Splendor in the Grass

I'm not spoiled mom

No, Mom!. I'm not spoiled!. - Splendor in the Grass

No, Mom!. I'm not spoiled!.

-Help me.
-What's wrong? People can hear her. - Splendor in the Grass

-Help me. -What's wrong? People can hear her.

Open this door, dear.
Deanie, open the door. - Splendor in the Grass

Open this door, dear. Deanie, open the door.

Who's this? - Splendor in the Grass

So I was wondering if maybe... - Splendor in the Grass

So I was wondering if maybe...

Have a wonderful time. - Splendor in the Grass

Have a wonderful time.

Hello, Deanie. Glad to see you. - Splendor in the Grass

Hello, Deanie. Glad to see you.

You look just beautiful. Look at your hair. - Splendor in the Grass

You look just beautiful. Look at your hair.

Would you dance with me, Toots? - Splendor in the Grass

Would you dance with me, Toots?

How are you, Deanie? - Splendor in the Grass

How are you, Deanie?

You like? - Splendor in the Grass

You're a nice girl - Splendor in the Grass

You're a nice girl

My pride My pride Deanie - Splendor in the Grass

My pride My pride Deanie

I put some bread on to set.
We'll have homemade bread for a few days. - Splendor in the Grass

I put some bread on to set. We'll have homemade bread f...

Deanie, come back! - Splendor in the Grass

Deanie, come back!

Hey, you can't go up there!. - Splendor in the Grass

Hey, you can't go up there!.

Bud, do you want to help Deanie?
Then stay away from her. - Splendor in the Grass

Bud, do you want to help Deanie? Then stay away from her.

Who's that? - Splendor in the Grass

I'm beginning to think you want
to be thrown out of school. - Splendor in the Grass

I'm beginning to think you want to be thrown out of sch...

Come in the kitchen with me. - Splendor in the Grass

Come in the kitchen with me.

That's fine, you're up. - Splendor in the Grass

That's fine, you're up.

I hope these people know
what they're doing. - Splendor in the Grass

I hope these people know what they're doing.

Deanie, would you like to have dinner
with us tonight down at the hotel? - Splendor in the Grass

Deanie, would you like to have dinner with us tonight down a...

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A fragile Kansas girl's love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

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Director: Elia Kazan

Writer: William Inge

Production: Newton Productions,NBI Productions,Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1961

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $8,720,000

Released: 20 Oct 1961

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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