Forever Female (1953)
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Synopsis of Forever Female
Sir James Barrie's whimsical play Rosalind was updated and urbanized as the 1953 film Forever Female. Ginger Rogers plays a veteran Broadway star who has optioned a play written by William Holden. Though on the less sunny side of 40, Rogers expects to play the leading role, that of a 19 year old girl. Producer Paul Douglas--who also happens to be Rogers' husband--insists that Holden alter the age of the main character. Meanwhile, iron-willed ingenue Patricia Crowley, who is far more suited to the part than Rogers, begins her own campaign to win the role. Far more enjoyable than the plot mechanics of Forever Female are the sly showbiz inside jokes, courtesy of screenwriters Julius and Philip Epstein. It's also fun to tick off the familiar faces in the supporting cast, including George Reeves as a stuffy suitor, future Mrs. Bing Crosby Katherine Grant as an auditioning actress, and Gunsmoke and Dragnet villain Vic Perrin as an effeminate set designer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Forever Female
- Ginger Rogers - Beatrice Page
- Paul Douglas - E. Harry Phillips
- Jesse White - Willie Wolfe
- George Reeves - George Courtland
- King Donovan - Playwright
- Russell Gaige - Theatrical Producer
- Richard Shannon - Stage Manager
- Richard Garland - Clerk
- Walter Reed - Leading Man
- Michael Darrin - Jack
- Josephine Whittell - Katherine
- Almira Sessions - Mother
- William Leslie - Bill
- Sally Mansfield - Young Hopeful
- Grayce Hampton - Olga O'Brien
- William Holden - Stanley Krown
- James Gleason - Eddie Woods
- Marjorie Rambeau - Herself
- Maide Norman - Emma
- Vic Perrin - Scenic Designer
- Marion Ross - Patty
- Kathryn Grant - Young Hopeful
- Rand Harper - Young Hopeful
- Alfred Paix - Waiter
- Dulce Daye - Drucille King
- Vince Townsend, Jr. - Doorman
- Victor Romito - Maitre D'
- Joel Marston - Photographer
- David Leonard - Bill Forrest
- Pat Crowley - Sally Carver
- Director(s):
- Irving Rapper
- Writer(s):
- Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein
- Producer(s):
- Pat Duggan
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