It isnt the best of the greerwalter pairings but it stars the duo at their sexiest and most humorous. Packett implores william to intercept julia in paris. Sure, i can see how some might balk at the fact that they didnt want to see. Greer garson, walter pidgeon, peter lawford and elizabeth taylor it was the rare hollywood film that featured a female lead that abandoned her husband and baby to pursue a career as a music hall performer. If only some of that passion had been on the screen, we might have a movie to talk about. I did not like desire me, but julia misbehaves was very enjoyable.
Clowning, kissing, kidding, cavorting words not normally used to advertise the celluloid pairings of greer garson and walter pidgeon, but clearly studio publicity was giddy at the thought of good girl greer stepping out of her comfort zone and onto the naughty side in julia misbehaves. Julia is a 2014 american neonoir horror film and the feature film directorial debut of matthew a. Williams as a woman who seeks revenge for her brutal rape. When packett arrives, she is reunited with her daughter elizabeth taylor and her wealthy husband walter pidgeon, although class. Julia is the story of a fascinating woman, told from the point of view of someone who hardly knew her. Full of funny banter and some awkward moments, julia misbehaves is a fun little film.
Julia misbehaves all forms of comedy but the subtle are used to spring the laughs that come from the frenetic antics of a middleaged couple, long separated but bent on trying romance again. Its crazy light fun reminiscent of a 30s slapstick. The time and effort that your have put into this post has been greatly appreciated. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing julia misbehaves near you. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. During the trip, packett uses her feminine wiles to finagle money from a few hopeless men, and encounters a proposing acrobat cesar romero. So as much as i love amy adams, i really only want to watch meryl streeps award winning performance depicting the ever so charming. Frustrated temp secretary julie powell amy adams embarks on a yearlong culinary quest to cook all 524. Julia misbehaves is an amusing, glossy mgm comedy featuring a stellar cast. Finally, there was julia misbehaves 1948, a playful comedy with pidgeon and greer garson as the bickering parents of a bridetobe elizabeth taylor.
Conway, who suffered from illness in the last years of his life, subsequently retired from directing. The nutmeg tree charts the fortunes of julia, a middle aged former actress who retains her gleeful love of life and all it has to offer. Julia misbehaves 1948 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. I think greer garson and walter pigeon are great in this as well as a very young liz taylor. During the course of the film, harlows character breaks up a marriage, has multiple affairs and.
It had its world release on 19 july 2014 at the puchon international fantastic film festival. This is a list of feature films originally released andor distributed by metrogoldwynmayer to include mgmua entertainment co. Jiji, the little old chessmaster, wears baggy clothing throughout the film. Julia and her equally upper crust husband william sylvester packett walter pidgeon met during world war i when he was enlisted and she a brighteyed seventeenyearold just starting out in the vaudeville business. Watch julia misbehaves online stream full movie directv. Lovely elizabeth taylor joins greer garson and walter pidgeon in this charming and amusing film about a divorced couple reconciled by their daughters marriage. In this comedy, greer garson plays an everindebt british musichall performer. It will be a few days, but i am looking forward to your post on strange lady in town.
Referenced in julia misbehaves, in which julia meets fred, an acrobat, on a boat trip to france. But thus is the premise of the mgm comedy, julia misbehaves. Julia misbehaves is a 1948 american romantic comedy film, which stars greer garson and walter pidgeon as a married couple who are soon separated by his snobbish family. It is a wacky, complicated storyline, but colman and garson make it totally believable and the ending is. Other articles where julia misbehaves is discussed. A most monstrous year for women in film after years of calling for multidimensional and gasp. During the trip, packett uses her feminine wiles to. In it, garson plays a madcap actress who abandoned her husband and child and returns, years later, to attend her daughters wedding. If you like nice movies that end well, this is for you.
Julia and her equally upper crust husband william sylvester packett walter pidgeon met during world war i when he was enlisted and she a brighteyed seventeenyearold. At the very end, he strips to his underwear to reveal a ridiculously muscled body. Peter lawford and elizabeth taylor in this publicity shot for julia misbehaves 1948. Her 10 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include mrs. Desire me from 1947 was a troubled film, with everyone hating everyone else, and george cukor having his name removed from the credits. Julia misbehaves is the final film directed by jack conway, who had started in the silent era and gone on to direct a number of jean harlow comedies, including redheaded woman 1932, libeled lady 1936, and saratoga 1937. The film also features peter lawford and cesar romero this adaptation of margery sharps novel.
Also screening will be julia misbehaves, a rare film which also happens to features the actress first onscreen kiss. Watch julia misbehaves now on your favorite device. The nutmeg tree 1937 this was made into a hollywood movie, julia misbehaves, with elizabeth taylor the other elizabeth taylor as the innocent daughter and greer garson as the alltoo. This list does not include films from united artists before it merged with mgm except for coproductions, nor does it include other studios that mgm acquired such as orion. I thoroughly enjoyed julia misbehaves and i cant quite seem to wrap my head around the reason why it failed. I am beginning to realize that garson and pidgeon were paired so often together for a reason they had serious onscreen chemistry. Julia misbehaves original theatrical trailer youtube. Julia misbehaves 1948 in london, crafty performer julia packett greer garson receives an invitation to her daughters wedding in france. The film centres around a young french boy, phillipe bobby henry living in the french embassy in london.
I think it is the dream of every child, whose parents. She plays the lead in julia, the first englishlanguage film from erick zonca, the french director still best known for his debut 1998 movie the dreamlife of angels. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. She plays a woman, who is quite outgoing and seems to love to take a. I have been watching a number of her films garson lately, and have become very found of her as an actress. Walter pidgeon portrays garsons exhusband, who lives in paris with their daughter elizabeth taylor. The only sad thing about seeing a wellloved older movie, is that all the principals are gone. Julia misbehaves 1948 jack conway cast and crew allmovie. The film chosen was julia misbehaves, based on the 1937 novel the nutmeg tree by margery sharp, which had also been a broadway play starring gladys cooper. After a harsh childhood, orphan jane eyre joan fontaine is hired by edward rochester orson welles, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Julia misbehaves is a 1948 american romantic comedy film, which stars greer garson and walter pidgeon as a married couple who are soon separated by his. It was based on the novel the nutmeg tree by margery sharp, a story that was also turned into the 1940s broadway play lady in waiting. When julias husband william receives her telegram, he and his mother are shocked that julia somehow received an invitation, and mrs.
Redheaded woman is a 1932 american precode romantic comedy film, produced by metrogoldwynmayer, based on a novel of the same name by katharine brush, and with a screenplay by anita loos. With orson welles, joan fontaine, margaret obrien, peggy ann garner. That is, i realize, an unkind judgment against lillian hellman, whose wartime memoirs provide the inspiration for the story. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Julia misbehaves remastered, manufactured on demand on tcm. They meet again many years later, when the daughter he has raised, played by elizabeth taylor, invites her mother to her wedding. His ambassador parents are most often out of the house on official duties so he is raised almost entirely by the butler and the housekeeper. Sensing that julia, for once, is being sincere, the longsuffering benji finances her trip, and she sets out for the family estate in the south of france. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns. Insisting to julia that she not make it personal, he introduces her to his clique of rape victims who prowl bars and nightclubs in search of. Greer plays a completely different character from her usual parts.
The film has some wonderful, perfectly witty lines. Julia misbehaves this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Julia misbehaves is a 1948 romantic comedy film directed by jack conway, and stars greer garson, walter pidgeon, cesar romero, peter lawford, mary boland, lucile watson, and elizabeth taylor. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Her enthusiasm and warmth has got her into trouble before in her youth, not least when she finds herself swiftly become pregnant, married and. Find movie and film cast and crew information for julia misbehaves 1948 jack conway on allmovie. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime.
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