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'''''Forever Female''''' is a 1953 film directed by [[Irving Rapper]]. It stars [[Ginger Rogers]] and [[William Holden]]. It won a [[Golden Globe]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045782/awards|title=Forever Female|publisher=|accessdate=26 March 2018|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
'''''Forever Female''''' is a 1953 film directed by [[Irving Rapper]]. It stars [[Ginger Rogers]] and [[William Holden]]. It won a [[Golden Globe]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045782/awards|title=Forever Female|publisher=|accessdate=26 March 2018|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>FOREVER FEMALE
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 20, Iss. 228, (Jan 1, 1953): 106. </ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==

The reviews are in and a new play starring Beatrice Page and produced by Harry Phillips is a flop. Long divorced but still a team, they need a new project and meet playwright Stanley Krown, who has written one in which the lead roles are a mother and a 19-year-old daughter.
The reviews are in and a new play starring Beatrice Page and produced by Harry Phillips is a flop. Long divorced but still a team, they need a new project and meet playwright Stanley Krown, who has written one in which the lead roles are a mother and a 19-year-old daughter.


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*Richard Shannon as Stage Manager
*Richard Shannon as Stage Manager
*[[Pat Crowley]] as Clara Mootz, aka Sally Carver
*[[Pat Crowley]] as Clara Mootz, aka Sally Carver
==Production==
The film was originally called ''Rosalind'' then ''Reaching for the Stars''.<ref>Gilbert Roland Will Oppose Stewart; Story of Palladium Potential
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 26 Aug 1952: A7. </ref>


The role of Clara was meant for [[Audrey Hepburn]]. However she was unavailable and the producer and director were not happy with other girls under contract to Paramount. They saw over 500 actors in New York before settling on Pat Crowley, who made her film debut.<ref>STARDOM BECKONS AND: Pat Crowley's Ready! Beautiful Young Pennsylvanian Shines in Debut Among Veteran Performers Such as Ginger Rogers and Bill Holden
Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 15 Nov 1953: i22. </ref><ref>HOLLYWOOD'S FADING GALAXY: Industry Troubled by Dearth of Young Leading Men of Star Caliber -- Cinema Scope Hailed as 'Robe' Scores -- Addenda
By THOMAS M. PRYORHOLLYWOOD. New York Times 1 Nov 1953: X5. </ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 06:56, 10 January 2020

Forever Female
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrving Rapper
Written byJulius J. Epstein
Philip Epstein
Produced byPat Duggan
StarringGinger Rogers
William Holden
Paul Douglas
CinematographyHarry Stradling
Edited byArchie Marshek
Music byVictor Young
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
January 1954
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Forever Female is a 1953 film directed by Irving Rapper. It stars Ginger Rogers and William Holden. It won a Golden Globe in 1954.[1][2]

Plot

The reviews are in and a new play starring Beatrice Page and produced by Harry Phillips is a flop. Long divorced but still a team, they need a new project and meet playwright Stanley Krown, who has written one in which the lead roles are a mother and a 19-year-old daughter.

Beatrice wants to play the daughter. She can't pass for 19 but believes she can for 29, so wants the play rewritten. She also displays a romantic interest in Stanley.

A young actress first calling herself Sally Carver and then Peggy Pruitt wants an audition. Stanley has her do some typing on his rewrite, and a jealous Beatrice finds her an acting job out of town. Stanley's play previews in Washington, D.C., and flops. Sally, now calling herself Claudia Souvain, tries to persuade Stanley that the actress is too old for the role.

Seeing the play in a small town with Sally in the lead, now under her real name of Clara Mootz, convinces Stanley that she is right. Beatrice finally concedes that it's time for her to act her age. She agrees to take the mother's part, and on Broadway the play is a huge success.

Cast

Production

The film was originally called Rosalind then Reaching for the Stars.[3]

The role of Clara was meant for Audrey Hepburn. However she was unavailable and the producer and director were not happy with other girls under contract to Paramount. They saw over 500 actors in New York before settling on Pat Crowley, who made her film debut.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Forever Female". Retrieved 26 March 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ FOREVER FEMALE Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 20, Iss. 228, (Jan 1, 1953): 106.
  3. ^ Gilbert Roland Will Oppose Stewart; Story of Palladium Potential Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 26 Aug 1952: A7.
  4. ^ STARDOM BECKONS AND: Pat Crowley's Ready! Beautiful Young Pennsylvanian Shines in Debut Among Veteran Performers Such as Ginger Rogers and Bill Holden Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 15 Nov 1953: i22.
  5. ^ HOLLYWOOD'S FADING GALAXY: Industry Troubled by Dearth of Young Leading Men of Star Caliber -- Cinema Scope Hailed as 'Robe' Scores -- Addenda By THOMAS M. PRYORHOLLYWOOD. New York Times 1 Nov 1953: X5.
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