
Marjorie Lawrence crowds her life with excitement and achievement from the day she leaves her Australian home and goes to Paris to study voice. After a triumphal debut at the Paris Opera she becomes famous overnight, and her debut at the Met in New York establishes her as one of the great singers of her time. With all her dreams come true, tragedy strikes in the form of infantile paralysis and she faces a life of confinement to a wheelchair. Although she reaches the depths of... (Full plot summary below)
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Marjorie Lawrence crowds her life with excitement and achievement from the day she leaves her Australian home and goes to Paris to study voice. After a triumphal debut at the Paris Opera she becomes famous overnight, and her debut at the Met in New York establishes her as one of the great singers of her time. With all her dreams come true, tragedy strikes in the form of infantile paralysis and she faces a life of confinement to a wheelchair. Although she reaches the depths of despair, she manages through the love and devotion of her husband, Dr. Tom King (Glenn Ford), she begins to build a new career by singing to servicemen who, like herself, are confined to wheelchairs.
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| User ReviewJames Hamazing biography beautifully performed by the elegant Eleanor Parker |
| User ReviewMichael TEleanor Parker (voice dubbed by Eileen Farrell) gives a moving, Oscar-nominated performance as opera star Marjorie Lawrence; the story and screenplay won an Oscar. |
| User ReviewGraceann MEleanor Parker is always amazing - the only downside to this film is the wooden performance from Glenn Ford. |
| User ReviewLanning :Growing up, when you watch a James Bond movie, do you think about the quality of the acting? Not me. As a kid watching someone like Roger Moore play Bond, the only thing I thought about was the quality of the action. True, the plot of a Bond film may become problematic when you get old enough to think about it, but even as an adult, I can't say I'll see a Roger Moore Bond movie in order to critique his acting job. This may be the very first time I've seen Moore in anything other than a Bond or a Simon Templar role, and The Saint TV series is another place where I put judging acting on hold. Moore is excellent as Eleanor Parker's very attentive manager-brother. That's a bonus here. For opera buffs, this is a must-see for the opera highlight numbers performed by Parker lip-synching Marjorie Lawrence's beautiful voice. A very convincing job by Parker. While Glenn Ford will probably never make my top actors list, he is as good here as I've seen him, playing the very supportive husband role. Remember that this is based on Lawrence's autobiography; we should all hope to have a spouse like this. |
| User ReviewLes EAn okay tale of Marjorie Lawrence. The flight out of Australia and a very country type of existence to the world of America. It nonetheless doesn't seem to stick with you very long after seeing the film. |