Suzy (film)
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Original title | Suzy |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1936 |
length | 94 minutes |
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Director | George Fitzmaurice |
script |
Lenore J. Coffee Dorothy Parker Alan Campbell Horace Jackson |
production | Maurice Revnes for MGM |
music | William ax |
camera | Ray June |
cut | George Boemler |
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Suzy is an American melodrama with elements from the 1936 spy film. The lead roles are Jean Harlow , Franchot Tone and Cary Grant , directed by George Fitzmaurice . Cary Grant played one of the few unsympathetic roles in his career.
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Shortly before the start of the First World War , the showgirl Suzy Trent stranded penniless in France. The young woman is determined to find a rich man, but instead falls in love with poor engineer Terry Moore. A few entanglements later, it appears that Terry was shot by German spies. Suzy worries that she will be held responsible for the crime. Then she meets the bomber pilot Andre Charville, whom she marries head over heels. The two spend their honeymoon in the deepest province at the ancestral castle of the Charville family, where Andre's father leads a lonely life.
The war breaks out, Andre is celebrated as a hero and cheats on Suzy with Diane Eyrelle, who spies for the Germans. In the meantime, it turns out that Terry is still alive and cannot forget Suzy. All parties involved finally meet at the castle of the Eyrelles. Diane is exposed as a spy, Andre is shot dead by her accomplices, Terry saves Suzy, and in the end Andre is posthumously hailed as a hero. Suzy and Terry are finally getting happy.
background
Jean Harlow had become one of the studio's biggest stars since joining MGM . The actress, who initially played mostly women with loose morals, quickly developed into one of the leading comedians in Hollywood. The studio saw in Suzy an opportunity to establish Harlow as a dramatic actress. It was initially planned to co-star her with Clark Gable before Franchot Tone took on the role. Cary Grant was the second male lead opposite Harlow by Paramount Pictures on a loan-out obligation. On the movie posters, his name is only listed third and only half the size behind Harlow and Tone.
The film was not well received by the critics. They found fault with the illogical and melodramatic entanglements that Jean Harlow's talents would waste.
Awards
At the Academy Awards in 1937 , the film received a nomination in the category
- Best movie song: Did I Remember
Web links
- Suzy in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Suzy at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- Suzy background information and contemporary reviews at carygrant.net