
1936. Julia Packett (Greer Garson), a London chorus girl, is always in trouble financially, but she always seems to manage to land on her feet by using her feminine wiles to manipulate the men in her life with a smile on her and usually their faces. Much to her surprise, Julia receives an invitation to her now grown daughter Susan Packett's (Dame Elizabeth Taylor's) wedding to upper crust Roderick Pennystone to be held in the Packett mansion outside of Paris. Julia being a wi... (Full plot summary below)
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1936. Julia Packett (Greer Garson), a London chorus girl, is always in trouble financially, but she always seems to manage to land on her feet by using her feminine wiles to manipulate the men in her life with a smile on her and usually their faces. Much to her surprise, Julia receives an invitation to her now grown daughter Susan Packett's (Dame Elizabeth Taylor's) wedding to upper crust Roderick Pennystone to be held in the Packett mansion outside of Paris. Julia being a wife and mother is something of which her current social circle had no idea. Julia and her equally upper crust husband William Sylvester Packett (Walter Pidgeon) met during World War I when he was enlisted and she a bright-eyed seventeen-year-old just starting out in the vaudeville business. They split - separated, but never divorced - because of their fundamental class and thus attitudinal differences when Susan was just an infant. Julia knew that it made sense to leave Susan with William because Julia's working life, which included late nights and often being on the move to where the work is located, would be no way to raise Susan. However, William's controlling mother, in the settlement, would not allow Julia any visitation rights, as such, Susan has never known her mother. Despite having no money for the trip nor appropriate wedding attire, Julia accepts the invitation, which Mrs. Packett (Lucile Watson), William, and Susan are surprised to receive as no one admits to sending Julia an invitation, she not on the official invitation list. Julia's presence adds a spark to the proceedings as she is reunited with William, and as she gets to know Susan for the first time, all of which is only complicated by her encounter with the Ghenoccio acrobatic troupe en route to Paris, strongman Fred Ghenoccio (Cesar Romero), who has fallen in love with her, and the presence of William's old friend, the wealthy Colonel Bruce (Willowbrook Nigel Bruce), known to his friends as "Bunny". But Julia hopes that, based on her history and current circumstance with William, she has some influence on Susan, who she feels is marrying the wrong man, she seeing Ritchie Lorgan (Peter Lawford), the Packett's hired bohemian muralist, as the person Susan truly loves if she will only open her eyes to the fact.
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| TIME MagazineJames AgeeThis semi-farcical rehash of Madame X, etc. might have been an entertaining movie, but it is done without gaiety, irony, style or even simple fun. |
| VarietyVariety StaffFast and vigorous in walloping over the comedy. |
| User ReviewGreg Wanother pairing from mrs miniver plus taylor and lawford |
| User ReviewChrisanne SAn adorable little flick starring Greer Garson as a mother, who because of her career was unable to be there for her daughter. Greer's character receives an invitation to her daughter's(played by Elizabeth Taylor) wedding. Ecstatic to finally see her daughter after such a long time, Julia goes. Greer plays a completely different character from her usual parts. She plays a woman, who is quite outgoing and seems to love to take a risk, once and while. She was quite funny in the film, as well, as Walter, who I didn't think would be at all. Elizabeth and Peter Lawford play off each other so well and their chemistry is undeniably adorable. Walter and Greer are just plain fun to watch. This was their 5th movie together. It isn't a film for everyone but still quite fun to watch. |
| User ReviewGregory WSilly trifle but its fun to see Greer Garson cut loose. |
| User ReviewRuth LA DISSAPPOINTMENT, CONSIDERING THE CAST. GREER GARSON JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE INTO THE ROLE. THE FILM SUFFERS FROM ADEQUATE WRITING, AND THE CAST JUST DOES NOT CREATE ANY SPARKS.. STILL WORTH SEEING THOUGH. |