Love Is Better Than Ever is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen from a screenplay by Ruth Brooks Flippen, starring Larry Parks and Elizabeth Taylor. The plot concerns a small-town girl who falls in love with a big-city talent agent.[2]
| Love Is Better Than Ever | |
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| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
| Written by | Ruth Brooks Flippen |
| Produced by | William H. Wright |
| Starring | Larry Parks Elizabeth Taylor |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $941,000[1] |
| Box office | $974,000[1] |
Plot
editConfirmed bachelor Jud Parker (Larry Parks) likes his life the way it is. A talent agent, he goes to New Haven, Connecticut on a client's behalf and meets Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy (Elizabeth Taylor), who owns a dance school.
Stacie then runs into him in New York when she goes to a convention. Jud takes her to a New York Giants baseball game and to dinner and dancing. Stacie falls in love, but Jud is furious when a story in the New Haven paper claims they are engaged.
Mrs. Levoy and her daughter, who run a rival dance school, sully Stacie's reputation and cause students to drop out. Stacie and Jud disagree on how to explain their relationship until Stacie ultimately bets everything on the outcome of the Giants' next game.
Cast
edit- Larry Parks as Jud Parker
- Elizabeth Taylor as Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
- Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Macaboy
- Tom Tully as Mr. Charles E. Macaboy
- Ann Doran as Mrs. Levoy
- Elinor Donahue as Pattie Marie Levoy
- Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Kahrney
- Doreen McCann as Albertina Kahrney
- Alex Gerry as Hamlet (Smittie's regular)
- Dick Wessel as Smitty - cafe owner
- John Handley as Johnny - Little boy dancer who plays the "grape" (uncredited)
- Florence Ravenel as Mother (uncredited)[3]
- Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen make uncredited cameo appearances as themselves seated at a table at 21 Restaurant.
Box office
editAccording to MGM records the film earned $634,000 in the US and $340,000 elsewhere resulting in a loss of $362,000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Love Is Better Than Ever at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ "Florence Ravenel filmography". American Film Institute.
External links
edit- Love Is Better Than Ever at IMDb
- Love Is Better Than Ever at Rotten Tomatoes
- Love Is Better Than Ever at the TCM Movie Database
- Love Is Better Than Ever at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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