Today’s film is a
drama with a scene that happens on September 4. Watch it tonight and enjoy.
A PLACE IN THE
SUN
George Eastman arrives in town to take advantage of a job offer from
his wealthy uncle. He is put into an entry level position at the factory, but
excluded socially by the wealthy Eastman family. At work George meets Alice
Tripp and they begin a relationship in spite of rules forbidding social contact
between employees. At a party where George gets promoted to a supervisors
position he meets Angela Vickers who comes from another wealthy and socially
prominent family. When Alice tells George she’s pregnant, they unsuccessfully
try to find an abortionist. Alice insists he marry her, but he keeps putting it
off and begins a relationship with Angela Vickers. Finally on September
4, 1950 [1:04:18 to 1:17:05] when George and Alice go to get marry, it’s Labor
Day so they can’t. They go to nearby Loon Lake. While out on a boat, Alice
accidentally drowns. The police investigate Alice’s death, while Angela’s
parents finally warm to George. The police finally get on to George and he is
arrested for Alice’s murder. He is tried and convicted. In the end George
admits that he is guilty because even though he did not try to kill Alice, he
had planned her death and after the boat capsized he did not really try to save
her.
This first adult role for
Elizabeth Taylor is a fine dramatic film. The characters are some what clichéd
and stereotyped, but the storyline is still interesting. All in all one of tinseltown’s better
efforts.
Sign at 1:04:46 says “Monday, September 4th,
Labor Day”
Producer - George Stevens
Director - George Stevens
Screenplay - Michael Wilson and Harry Brown
Awards – The movie won the Best Black-and White
Cinematography, Best Black-and-White Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film
Editing, Best Original Score and Best
Screenplay Oscars. It was also nominated for the Best Picture, Best Actor
(Clift) and Best Actress(Winters) Oscars at the 24th Academy Awards
Runtime – 2 hours 2 minutes
Released – August 14, 1951
Starring –
Montgomery Clift as George Eastman
Elizabeth Taylor as Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters as Alice Tripp
Anne Revere as Hannah Eastman
Keefe Brasselle as Earl Eastman
Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2014.
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