Noumea, on the free french island of new caledonia, was the crossroads of the south pacific. The proud and the profane ballad of colin black 1956. Read about the the proud and profane dvd and browse other dvd movies. The proud and profane is a 1956 english film stars william holden, george seaton, lucy herndon crockett, george seaton, george seaton, william perlberg, victor young, john f. In this romantic drama, beautiful red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives on the south pacific island of new caledonia to learn more about the circumstances. In this war romance, set during ww ii, a widow falls for a marine colonel.
Warren, alma macrorie, deborah kerr, thelma ritter, dewey martin, william redfield, ross bagdasarian, adam williams, marion ross, theodore newton, richard shannon, peter hansen, ward wood, geraldine. Kerr is a red cross volunteer sent to new caledonia which was a major us base in the pacific war in the forties. It is not a bad movie at all but it is also not perfect and it is completely right to not include it in with their megahits. A short clip of mf in the 1956 movie, the proud and profane. The proud and profane 1956 dvd thelma ritter deborah kerr. Watch the proud and profane 1956 movie trailer instantly, no need to login.
The proud and profane is a film directed by george seaton with william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter, dewey martin, year. In this romantic drama, beautiful red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives on the south pacific island of new caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, howard, in the battle of guadalcanal. The film stars william holden and deborah kerr with thelma ritter, dewey martin, william redfield and peter hansen in supporting roles. The proud and profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by william perlberggeorge seaton productions for paramount pictures. In the pacific during wwii, a roman catholic widow falls for a tough lieutenant colonel. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the proud and profane. Thomas, the film is a melodrama from beginning to end, but definitely watchable and the restraint of the. Cast and crew credits for the proud and profane, 1956, directed by george seaton, with william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter, at turner classic movies.
The working titles of this film were a breed apart, the magnificent bastards and the magnificent devils. An embittered sergeant william holden has an affair with a war widow deborah kerr. Corny soap opera with melodramatic dialogue that works thanks to the two stars and the welcome presence of thelma ritter as the wisecracking friend to both. Buy proud and profane movie posters from movie poster shop. Read the the proud and profane plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Overview of the proud and profane, 1956, directed by george seaton, with william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter, at turner classic movies. The proud and the profane is like a douglas sirk movie, although it was not directed by sirk, but by george seaton, more famous for lighter. We have a set of beautiful screensavers that will give your boring screen a little bit of the wow factor. The proud and profane 1956 is a drama, war movie starring william holden and deborah kerr. The proud and profane 1956 stream and watch online. Kerr is a red cross volunteer sent to new caledonia which was a. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The proud and profane is a film directed by george seaton and starring william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter.
The proud and profane 1956 directed by george seaton. Colin buck william holden, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The proud and profane movie information cinema clock. The proud and profane on imdb the proud and profane at the tcm movie database the proud and profane at allmovie the proud and profane. Read the the proud and profane movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The proud and profane 1956 trailers and clips moviefone.
A woman is widowed during world war 2, and works as a clerk in the pacific theater. The proud and profane 1956 cast and crew moviefone. Proud and profane movie posters from movie poster shop. The combined credits of william holden and deborah kerr will contain the titles of the best films of the fifties. The comparison is fair, because the similarities are too blatant, and so its fair to also say that, as ordinary as this movie is, it had potential. The proud and profane george seaton, 1956 710 an embittered sergeant william holden has an affair with a war widow deborah kerr. It was directed by george seaton and produced by william perlberg, from a screenplay by george seaton, based on the 1953 novel the magnificent bastards by lucy herndon. Released 1956, the proud and profane stars william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Bookmark vote this movie, scenes, actors and crews. It was directed by george seaton and produced by william perlberg, from a screenplay by george seaton, based on the 1953 novel the magnificent bastards by lucy herndon crockett. The proud and profane 1956 official trailer, organic. Watch the proud and profane trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Yes, this movie features william holden and deborah kerr, who do their characteristic.
The proud and profane orig 1956 lobby still photo deborah. But the proud and profane will never go down in the top 10 list of either of these stars. All actors, scenes, videos, cast, characters, writers, directors, musicians and other crews. Im a classic movie buff but im sure there are others out there who would buy this one. The proud and profane 1956 cast and crew red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives in new caledonia in 1943, hoping to find out details about the death of her husband on guadalcanal. Director george seaton starring william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter. The woman ends up developing a relationship with a lieutenant, but worries that he will come to the same fate as her former husband. The proud and the profane ballad of colin black 1956 jack smith croonr1.
The proud and profane 1956 red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives in new caledonia in 1943, hoping to find out details about the death of her husband on guadalcanal. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The proud and profane 1956 yes, this movie features william holden and deborah kerr, who do their characteristic best in a lower budget echo of the 1953 blockbuster from here to eternity, also featuring kerr but with lancaster and, for good measure, montgomery clift. This is a really great movie, primarily because of the wonderful thelma ritter, who plays a seemingly hardbitten red cross nurse.
The proud and profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by william perlberggeorge. I think miss kerr is a wonderful actress no matter what movie she was in. This is kind of an odd wwii movie, but its got a great castwilliam holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritterand they give it every bit of professionalism and talent. This is kind of an odd wwii movie, but its got a great castwilliam holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritterand they give it every bit of professionalism and talent that they have. The proud and profane 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It seems we have to beg to get these movies released. In this romantic drama, beautiful red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives on the south pacific island of new caledonia to learn more about the cir. Read the full synopsis of the proud and profane, 1956, directed by george seaton, with william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter, at turner classic movies. The screenplay and direction by seaton, who worked with holden on four films, is nothing special. The film opens with the following written foreword. There, ashley falls for the gruff, seductive marine lt. Not surprisingly, ritter steals the film as a tough but caring nurse.
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