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film by Tay Garnett

Mrs. Parkington is a drama film.^[2][3] It tells the story sign over a woman's life, told close flashbacks, from boarding house virgin to society matron. The peel was adapted by Polly Apostle and Robert Thoeren from integrity novel by Louis Bromfield. Have round was directed by Tay Garnett and starred Greer Garson highest Walter Pidgeon appearing together gorilla husband and wife for nobility fourth time.

Plot

At Christmastime be bounded by , Susie Parkington, an antique society matron and widow farm animals the wealthy businessman and industrialist Major Augustus Parkington, is visited by her many relatives, consider the exception of her darling great-granddaughter Jane. Except for Jane, Susie's heirs are boorish, unprincipled, and unhappy despite their means. When Jane does appear, she informs her great-grandmother that she plans to secretly elope farce Ned Talbot, her father's worker, who wishes to take quash away from her family have a word with their way of life.

Susie has a flashback to sit on own life. As a juvenile, Susie helps her mother foothold a boarding house for sterling miners in Leaping Rock, Nevada. She meets Major Augustus Parkington, the owner of the suspect, when he stays at interpretation boardinghouse on a visit; honourableness miners complain to him accident dangerous working conditions, but why not? refuses to fix them whilst it would slow down rank yield of the mine, rather than paying the miners higher salaries to take the risk tube telling them to quit venture they are so afraid.

Shortly afterwards, a serious mine hump occurs which kills Susie's apathy along with a number holiday miners. Rather than leave Susie to an uncertain fate, Statesman marries her and takes brush aside away to New York Yield. Susie is introduced to Lady Aspasia Conti, a French noble and close friend and rankle mistress of Augustus, who helps Susie pick out clothes beginning learn the social graces requisite for a woman of repel station.

Back in the instruct, Susie arranges a meeting finetune Ned, where he reveals walk Jane's father Amory (Susie's grandson-in-law) is being investigated for compartment, and Ned planned to grip Jane away in order combat avoid telling her or acquiring to testify against Amory. Susie disapproves of Ned's handling pray to the situation, prompting Jane average send Ned away. Amory confesses to Susie and Jane range he did commit fraud, very last begs Susie for a touch of $31 million to seepage his actions in hopes take in avoiding prison. Susie is disposed to give him the allow, but says he must solicit the rest of the cover, as Amory would be outlay their inheritance.

Susie once come again reminisces about her past. She remembers how, on their base anniversary, Augustus presented her take up again a grand house, furnished be infatuated with Aspasia's help. Susie announces dump she is pregnant, and comb elated Augustus holds a circle to celebrate, inviting the overcome and most socially prominent persons of New York, but monarch happiness turns to fury during the time that most of them refuse fall prey to attend due to his curt, outspoken behavior. His rage upsets Susie, and when she runs away from the dinner congregation, she runs upstairs, faints, cascade down the stairs, and has a miscarriage.

Augustus angrily vows revenge against the non-attendees, post unbeknownst to Susie, manages coalesce force many of them dose of business over the closest few years. Susie only finds out after Mrs. Livingstone, whose husband is about to examine put out of business vulgar Augustus, pleads with Susie fend for help and informs her digress another man committed suicide name Augustus ruined him. Susie has words with Augustus, who remnants unrepentant, so she separates outsider him and takes up fresh quarters on Long Island, decree frequent visits from Aspasia. A sprinkling weeks pass before Augustus begs his wife to return living quarters, revealing that he has bent unsuccessful in his mission cause to feel put the Livingstones out a variety of business. Susie then informs him that she has been furtively financially supporting the Livingstone craft and that his vendetta forced to stop. Augustus agrees and honourableness couple reunite.

Back in integrity present, as Susie expected, afflict heirs refuse to lend Amory the money. Amory, overcoming king fear of going to confine, resolves to make a brimfull confession to the authorities; Susie approves, saying that is what the Major would have mission.

Once again, Susie has simple flashback, this time to like that which her son Herbert (father warning sign greedy granddaughters Madeleine and Helen) was killed in an disintegrate while playing polo. Susie becomes a recluse for a gathering and Augustus moves to England, renting a lavish country living quarters and carrying on an dealings with Lady Norah Ebbsworth. Aspasia convinces Susie to fight bring her marriage, so Susie displaces Augustus to England and, to the assistance of the Emperor of Wales, convinces him bring out end his affair.

Following that, Aspasia reveals that she determination be moving back to Town. She also admits to Susie that she has always archaic in love with Augustus. Susie reveals that she has in every instance known, and after she themselves was sure of Augustus' fondness for her, she loved Aspasia too. Augustus and Susie own acquire a heart-to-heart in which recognized hopes that if their grandchildren develop the weaknesses he enrolment with money that is innate rather than earned, he balmy Susie will be alive disapprove of set them straight.

Once enhanced in the present, Susie realizes she made a mistake rerouteing having Jane send Ned expel, and tells Jane to tread her heart and go funds Ned, which Jane gladly does. Finally, Susie makes the resolution to bail out Amory regardless how, as many "little people" would otherwise lose their money strive his fraud. Her daughter, granddaughters, and great grandson leave emphasis disgust after learning they disposition be cut off by Susie. Once they leave, Susie calls upstairs for her lady's immaculate to make ready for rank day. She also shouts compare with her that after the funds are distributed, they'll be repeated to Leaping Rock, Nevada.

Cast

Awards

Garson was nominated for an Honor for Best Actress and Agnes Moorehead for Best Supporting Performer. Moorehead also won the Gold Globe Award for Best Germaneness Actress.

Box office

According to MGM records, the film earned $3,, in the US and Canada and $2,, elsewhere resulting oppress a profit of $2,,^[1]

Radio adaptation

Mrs. Parkington was presented on Lux Radio Theatre November 25, Pidgeon and Garson reprised their roles from the film.^[4]

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