Saratoga Trunk (1945)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Sam Wood

Writers:

Edna Ferber (novel)
Casey Robinson (writer)

Release Date:

30 March 1946 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

On the death of her mother, the vivacious Clio Dulaine returns from Paris to her childhood home in New...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Gambler | Illegitimacy | Church | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Gary Cooper	...	Colonel Clint Maroon
Ingrid Bergman	...	Clio Dulaine
Flora Robson	...	Angelique Buiton
Jerry Austin	...	Cupidon
John Warburton	...	Bartholomew Van Steed
Florence Bates	...	Sophie Bellop
Curt Bois	...	Augustin Haussy
John Abbott	...	Roscoe Bean
Ethel Griffies	...	Clarissa Van Steed
Marla Shelton	...	Mrs. Porcelain
Helen Freeman	...	Mrs. Nicholas Dulaine
Sophie Huxley	...	Charlotte Dulaine
Fred Essler	...	Monsieur Begue
Louis Payne	...	Raymond Soule
Sarah Edwards	...	Miss Diggs

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

It was shot in late February 1943 to late June 1943 but because of the overload of war related films they held the release to 1945.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Scenes set in French Quarter section of New Orleans feature winding streets (a standard studio back lot trick that saves building an entire block of buildings). In reality, all streets in real French Quarter are at right angles to each other.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Wonderland (1947)

Soundtrack:

As Long As I Live

Saratoga Trunk

I grew up in New York City and every afternoon ABC would show the 4:30 movie- Saratoga Trunk was one of the first movies I remember watching as a kid. I loved this movie and it has stayed with me for years. I recently watched it again and still thought it was great - maybe I am just a romantic - but I thought it was well done. I do not want to say this movie was good only because of the main actors - I really did not know who they were when I first saw this movie - I guess I just knew quality acting as a child. Both Bergman and Cooper were excellent. I especially loved seeing old New Orleans during the time period of this movie . If you ever get a chance to visit New Orleans - you should watch movies that show the city during that time period - when you get to see some of the old homes in the French Quarter(not just Bourbon Street) or uptown, you can truly imagine life as it was 100 years ago.

I love old movies - this one to me is a good flick!!