The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
351 audience votes
Key crew
- Douglas SirkDirector
- Peggy ThompsonScreenplay
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jane WymanCary Scott
- Rock HudsonRon Kirby
- Agnes MooreheadSara Warren
- Conrad NagelHarvey
- Virginia GreyAlida Anderson
- Gloria TalbottKay Scott
- William ReynoldsNed Scott
- Charles DrakeMick Anderson
- Hayden RorkeDr. Hennessy
- Jacqueline deWitMona Plash
- Leigh SnowdenJo-Ann Grisby
- Donald CurtisHoward Hoffer
Stills
Themes
widowgardenernew englandolder woman younger man relationshipmelodrama