Period of Adjustment (1962)
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This was the first feature-length film directed by the very successful George Roy Hill. Based on a Tennessee Williams' novel, this standard comedy-drama focuses on two married couples who are both having a hard time of it, at least for now. The first couple, Isabel and George Haverstick (Jane Fonda in an early role, and Jim Hutton), are in trouble because George has bouts of intense fear ultimately brought on by his need to appear to be as macho as he can -- basically his problem is performance anxiety. The second couple, Ralph and Dorothea Baitz (Tony Franciosa and Lois Nettleton) have their problems centering on the fact that he married her for her money -- and she knows it. What she may not realize is that after six years of marriage he has fallen in love with her. Added to that difficulty is the problem of meddlesome in-laws. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Anthony Franciosa - Ralph Baitz
- Jim Hutton - George Haverstick
- John McGiver - Stewart P. McGill
- Jack Albertson - Desk Sergeant
- Jane Fonda - Isabel Haverstick
- Lois Nettleton - Dorothea Baitz
- Mabel Albertson - Mrs. Alice McGill
- Director(s):
- George Roy Hill
- Writer(s):
- Isobel Lennart
- Producer(s):
- Lawrence Weingarten
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