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David Berry (play)
David Berry (screenplay)
Release Date:
November 1987 (USA) more
Plot:
Summer people in Maine: things are changing. Whales no longer pass close to the shore as they did during... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
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Oscar-nominated Actress Ann Sothern Dies At 92
(From WENN. 19 March 2001)
User Comments:
Charming more (36 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Bette Davis | ... | Libby Strong |
 | Lillian Gish | ... | Sarah Webber |
 | Vincent Price | ... | Mr. Maranov |
 | Ann Sothern | ... | Tisha Doughty |
 | Harry Carey Jr. | ... | Joshua Brackett |
| Frank Grimes | ... | Mr. Beckwith |
| Margaret Ladd | ... | Young Libby |
| Tisha Sterling | ... | Young Tisha |
 | Mary Steenburgen | ... | Young Sarah |
| Frank Pitkin | ... | Old Randall |
| Mike Bush | ... | Young Randall |
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90 min
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Color (TVC)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/6
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Ann Sothern's last film. more
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Continuity: When Libby takes her souvenirs box from the vanity drawer, she picks up the box with her right hand and closes the drawer with the left one. In the following shot she is holding the box with her left hand. more
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Libby Strong: Busy, Busy, busy, always busy. more
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Featured in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more
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This movie has two possible effects. You will be bored or charmed. I was charmed by the simple beauty of watching aged movie stars in their final film roles. Ann Sothern is truly the high point in the movie and still has her "Maisie-like" (the character she made famous in the 30's and 40's) wit and sarcasm. Bette Davis, Lillian Gish and Vincent Price, as well as Ann Sothern, are all veterans of the great "Hollywood Era" and it shows. One can only hope that Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt age as well as these legends. Beautiful scenery and seascapes and a chance to see people who make aging appear elegant. Sadly, all are gone now. Rest peacefully!