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The Country Girl

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.

Director

George Seaton

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Perlberg-Seaton Productions

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 11 nominations total

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Frank Elgin

Georgie Elgin

Bernie Dodd

Philip Cook

Larry

Jackie

Jacqueline Fontaine

Ed

Paul Unger

Henry Johnson

John W. Reynolds

Bellboy

Performer in Play

Dancer with Pick

George Chakiris

Actor

Performer in Play

Actor

Man

Expressman

First-Nighter

Franklyn Farnum

Actor in the Play

Lady

Police Desk Sergeant

Ralph

Actor

Actor

Drunken Table Extra

Actor

Theatregoer

First Woman

Stagehand

Johnnie Elgin

Second Woman

Man

Diner at Sardi's

Bartender

Frank J. Scannell

Theatregoer

First Photographer

Expressman

Theatregoer

Katherine Warren

Man

Conductor

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Georgie Elgin Bernie Dodd Frank Elgin

Here's a coffee, Bernie. - The Country Girl

Here's a coffee, Bernie.

This isn't Student Prince or Blossom Time - The Country Girl

This isn't Student Prince or Blossom Time

Send him in Now Cookie no cracks please - The Country Girl

Send him in Now Cookie no cracks please

Instead of selling a patent medicine I was selling a philosophy - The Country Girl

Instead of selling a patent medicine I was selling a...

And then a crowd of sourpusses
began to gather round. - The Country Girl

And then a crowd of sourpusses began to gather round.

Every item in this valise belongs
to you as well as it does to me. - The Country Girl

Every item in this valise belongs to you as well as it does ...

What's that you say, Officer?
Have I got a licence? - The Country Girl

What's that you say, Officer? Have I got a licence?

Share it among you, friends.
Tell them where you got it. - The Country Girl

Share it among you, friends. Tell them where you got it.

Be sensible That guy's been in the pickle since you were a kid - The Country Girl

Be sensible That guy's been in the pickle since you...

You want to take a corpse and breathe life into it - The Country Girl

You want to take a corpse and breathe life into it

- Mr Elgin in?
- No, he's not. - The Country Girl

- Mr Elgin in? - No, he's not.

- Would you like some coffee?
- No, thanks. - The Country Girl

- Would you like some coffee? - No, thanks.

Touch What - The Country Girl

You're even younger than I thought - The Country Girl

You're even younger than I thought

Dreiser Balzac Montaigne Who reads these books - The Country Girl

Dreiser Balzac Montaigne Who reads these books

It's bad enough to go to Hollywood to cast You suggest I go to heaven - The Country Girl

It's bad enough to go to Hollywood to cast You suggest...

Are you for him or against him I'm his wife - The Country Girl

Are you for him or against him I'm his wife

No pity I like that Now he knows what to expect - The Country Girl

No pity I like that Now he knows what to expect

If the show doesn't pan out I don't want to come to New York in a turkey - The Country Girl

If the show doesn't pan out I don't want to come...

Frank Having trouble at home No nothing like that - The Country Girl

Frank Having trouble at home No nothing like that

Does she want you to play the part She's all for it - The Country Girl

Does she want you to play the part She's all for it

They can get awful bent out of shape can't they - The Country Girl

They can get awful bent out of shape can't they

Your timing was perfect Mrs Elgin I have a knack that way - The Country Girl

Your timing was perfect Mrs Elgin I have a knack that way

You're sure I'm not in the way No - The Country Girl

You're sure I'm not in the way No

I try to be careful but being an actor's wife is not easy - The Country Girl

I try to be careful but being an actor's wife is not...

I try in my small way to help - The Country Girl

I try in my small way to help

Here's another oldie.
It's on the hit parade again. - The Country Girl

Here's another oldie. It's on the hit parade again...

Isn't Mommy a doll - The Country Girl

Isn't Mommy a doll

The men for the trunk
are downstairs... - The Country Girl

The men for the trunk are downstairs...

Joe's nothing but a dreamer. - The Country Girl

Joe's nothing but a dreamer.

Bernie every time you nod your head like that it costs us 200 - The Country Girl

Bernie every time you nod your head like that it costs us...

Mr Cook is almost what the bad fairy promised Frank at his cradle - The Country Girl

Mr Cook is almost what the bad fairy promised Frank at his...

He's not too bad Gruff but with a heart of stone - The Country Girl

He's not too bad Gruff but with a heart of stone

After every first dress rehearsal I always hope to catch pneumonia - The Country Girl

After every first dress rehearsal I always hope to catch...

Certain men are very strange - The Country Girl

Certain men are very strange

Whether you like it or not Frank's weak He's a leaner - The Country Girl

Whether you like it or not Frank's weak He's a...

- It's a different kind of a show.
- Yes, but I'm enjoying it. - The Country Girl

- It's a different kind of a show. - Yes, but I'm ...

- Frank, what's the matter?
- I got a cold. - The Country Girl

- Frank, what's the matter? - I got a cold.

George, I need it. - The Country Girl

George, I need it.

Frank's on stage I know I want to talk to you - The Country Girl

Frank's on stage I know I want to talk to you

Either way for your edification he's heading for a bender - The Country Girl

Either way for your edification he's heading for a...

Why work so hard You handle him and now you're trying to handle me - The Country Girl

Why work so hard You handle him and now you're trying...

- What do you mean, New York?
- We can talk about it later. - The Country Girl

- What do you mean, New York? - We can talk about it later.

We've got hard work ahead I haven't time for frustrated females - The Country Girl

We've got hard work ahead I haven't time for...

Mrs Elgin, Frank knows
exactly how I feel. - The Country Girl

Mrs Elgin, Frank knows exactly how I feel.

I'm going to hit you with the first thing I pick up - The Country Girl

I'm going to hit you with the first thing I pick up

Have you got the key to the room I'll get one from the hotel - The Country Girl

Have you got the key to the room I'll get one from the...

- 65, 75.
- That's for you. - The Country Girl

- 65, 75. - That's for you.

Do you like me - The Country Girl

Hey aren't you Frank Elgin - The Country Girl

Hey aren't you Frank Elgin

Frank stays, you go. The management
will pay your expenses. - The Country Girl

Frank stays, you go. The management will pay your expenses.

Mr Dodd when I was a child - The Country Girl

Mr Dodd when I was a child

Show me your wrists, Frank.
Show me your wrists! - The Country Girl

Show me your wrists, Frank. Show me your wrists!

May I smoke May you smoke - The Country Girl

May I smoke May you smoke

Consequently he'll do or say anything to be liked by others - The Country Girl

Consequently he'll do or say anything to be liked by...

I don't know where to begin to apologise Mrs Elgin - The Country Girl

I don't know where to begin to apologise Mrs Elgin

How could you be so angry at someone you didn't even know - The Country Girl

How could you be so angry at someone you didn't even...

You kissed me. - The Country Girl

It's more thoughtful. He's trying
to figure out an approach... - The Country Girl

It's more thoughtful. He's trying to figure out an...

- Bernie...
- Shh. - The Country Girl

- Bernie... - Shh.

THE LAND AROUND US - The Country Girl

THE LAND AROUND US

All that valley needs is a few
friends to treat it kindly for once, - The Country Girl

All that valley needs is a few friends to treat it kindly fo...

How's Frank OK How's it been back here - The Country Girl

How's Frank OK How's it been back here

Looks to me like he's made it.
What about you? - The Country Girl

Looks to me like he's made it. What about you?

- Fine performance.
- Thank you. They got you trapped! - The Country Girl

- Fine performance. - Thank you. They got you trapped!

There you are, dear.
I only lost about half of it. - The Country Girl

There you are, dear. I only lost about half of it.

I faced a crisis up in Boston and got away with it - The Country Girl

I faced a crisis up in Boston and got away with it

That was quite a little speech.
I'm still giving a performance. - The Country Girl

That was quite a little speech. I'm still giving a perf...

I know it's gratifying
to be wanted and needed, - The Country Girl

I know it's gratifying to be wanted and needed,

- Pretty tune, isn't it? Remember it?
- Yes. Yes, I do. - The Country Girl

- Pretty tune, isn't it? Remember it? - Yes. Yes, I do.

Bernie, I... - The Country Girl

- Have you seen Frank anywhere?
- He just left, Mrs Elgin. - The Country Girl

- Have you seen Frank anywhere? - He just left, Mrs Elgin.

- Here's The Times and Tribune.
- Thanks, Larry. - The Country Girl

- Here's The Times and Tribune. - Thanks, Larry.

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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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Director: George Seaton

Writer: Clifford Odets, George Seaton

Production: Perlberg-Seaton Productions

Genre: drama, music

Year: 1954

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 17 May 1955

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 11 nominations total

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