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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1954 DVD Release: 09/21/2004 Format: DVD - Black and White - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Melodrama, Marriage Drama, Addiction Drama See Also: The Country Girl

Bing Crosby does the Academy Award-bid bit in the atypical role of a self-pitying alcoholic, but it was his co-star, a deglamorized Grace Kelly, who won the Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl. This adaptation of Clifford Odets' play stars Crosby as Frank Elgin, a once-famous Broadway star who's hit the skids. Hotshot young director Bernie Dodd (William Holden), a longtime admirer of Elgin, tries to get the old-timer back on his feet with a starring role in a new play. But Dodd must contend with Elgin's hard, suspicious wife Georgie, who seemingly runs roughshod over her husband. Dodd holds Georgie responsible for Elgin's lack of self-confidence and his reliance upon the bottle--a suspicion fueled by Elgin himself, who insists that Georgie has been suicidal ever since the death of their son. When Elgin goes on a monumental bender during the play's out-of-town tryouts, the truth comes out: it is Elgin who is suicidal, and Georgie has been the glue that has held him together. Adopting a now-or-never stance, Dodd forces Elgin to stay off the sauce long enough for the play to open--and, in spite of himself, falls in love with Georgie. A few Hollywood liberties were taken with the Odets original, including a slightly altered ending. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Bing Crosby - Frank Elgin
Grace Kelly - Georgie Elgin
William Holden - Bernie Dodd
Anthony Ross - Phil Cook
Gene Reynolds - Larry

Bing Crosby, William Holden, and Grace Kelly bring Clifford Odets' acclaimed play to the screen in Paramount Home Video's release of the classic film The Country Girl. The feature is offered in 1.33:1 full-frame and accompanied by an audio selection of either closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Mono or French Dolby Digital Mono with optional English subtitles. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide