Find similar and related movies for rich, young and pretty 1951 norman taurog on allmovie. It stars jane powell, danielle darrieux, wendell corey, and fernando lamas, the four freshmen, and introduced vic damone. Get info about the original print of rich, young and pretty, 1951, directed by norman taurog, with jane powell, danielle darrieux, wendell corey. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of rich, young and pretty with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Rich, young and pretty 1951 the blonde at the film. Trailer to metrogoldwynmayers 1951 musical rich, young and pretty. Read the full synopsis of rich, young and pretty, 1951, directed by norman taurog, with jane powell, danielle darrieux, wendell corey, at turner classic movies. After that success, she came to hollywood and costarred with douglas fairbanks, jr. Rich, young and pretty on dvd 883316219911 from warner bros. We never talk much performed by danielle darrieux and fernando lamas. Jane powell and vic damone in rich, young and pretty 1951 danielle darrieux and fernando. Rich, young and pretty is a 1952 musical film produced by joe pasternak for metrogoldwynmayer and directed by norman taurog. The plot is merely there to provide breathing space for the films ten count em, ten musical numbers. It is a very shy, but romantic and extremely gifted.
Jim stauton rogers, a texas rancher turned international diplomat, take his young daughter, elizabeth rogers, on a trip to paris. Rich, young and pretty succinctly describes jane powell, the heroine of this frothy mgm musical. Powell found out she was pregnant with her first child as she finished. First of all, the script is a shambles, even if sidney sheldon did have a hand in it. He is concerned that his daughter might come in contact with her mother, marie devarone, a parisian singer he met and loved more than twentyfive years ago. Damones first movie and the chemistry between he and jane powell are wonderful.
Rich, young and pretty is a film directed by norman taurog with jane powell, danielle darrieux, wendell corey, fernando lamas, year. Rich, young and pretty 1951 passed 1h 35min comedy, musical, romance 9 july 1951 usa jim stauton rogers, a texas rancher turned international diplomat, take his young daughter, elizabeth rogers, on a trip to paris. Written by dorothy cooper and adapted as a screenplay by sidney sheldon. Media in category rich, young and pretty the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Jane powell and vic damone in rich, young and pretty. Released 1951, rich, young and pretty stars jane powell, danielle darrieux, wendell corey, vic damone the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Rich, young and pretty 1951 directed by norman taurog. He is concerned that his daughter might come in contact.
While vacationing in paris with her father, rich texan jim. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Rich, young and pretty 1951 cast and crew when elizabeth rogers jane powell travels to paris with her father jim wendell corey, a wealthy texas rancher, she falls under the spell of andre. Penny craig deanna durbin is a highspirited girl who. Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
She was married and in royal wedding and this film, rich, young and pretty, her character was more adult. With jane powell, danielle darrieux, wendell corey, vic damone. Vacationing in paris with her father, jim stauton rogers wendell corey a cattle baronturned. Rich, young and pretty 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Film completo home comedy music romance rich, young and pretty 1951 rich, young and pretty 1951 a 10. The story is trite from beginning to end, jane powells voice is completely wasted with forgettable songs, and i kept thinking how this was the sort of plot featured in so many deanna. Deanna durbins engaging feature film debut, three smart girls, showcases the teen singing sensation in a heartwarming musical comedy that was nominated for a best picture academy award. American in paris 1951, which came out a few months after this movie. Rich, young and pretty 1951 when elizabeth rogers jane powell travels to paris with her father jim wendell corey, a wealthy texas rancher, she falls under the spell of andre milan vic damone, a. They dont make musicals like rich, young and pretty anymore, and how one interprets that comment is a clue as to whether one will fall for the film s charms or find it an annoying contrivance. The story is trite from beginning to end, jane powells voice is completely wasted with forgettable songs, and i kept thinking how this was the sort of plot featured in so many deanna durbin filmsbut done with more skill and polish for durbin.
Rich, young and pretty 1951 when elizabeth rogers jane powell travels to paris with her father jim wendell corey, a wealthy texas rancher, she falls under the spell of andre milan vic. According to a hollywood reporter news item, marjorie main was initially to be included in the cast. It marked her first adult role, as fred astaires sister and dancing partner in royal wedding, and the birth of her first child. When elizabeth rogers jane powell travels to paris with her father jim wendell corey, a wealthy texas rancher, she falls under the spell of andre milan vic damone, a young frenchman. I think that pretty in paris or the film s working title, welcome to paris, would have been preferable to rich, young and pretty, but maybe mgm didnt want to compete with an american in paris 1951, which came out a few months after this movie. Vacationing in paris with her father, jim stauton rogers wendell corey a cattle baronturnedpolitician, elizabeth rogers falls in love with handsome andre milan vic damone, in his film debut. Do you like the butterfly keeping kids busy during the workday in ways that wont require supervision is easier the older they are.
Ben mankiewicz introduces rich, young and pretty, 1951. Rich, young and pretty 1951 cast and crew moviefone. Vacationing in paris with her father, jim stauton rogers wendell corey a cattle. Jane powell and vic damone in rich, young and pretty, 1951. Rich, young and pretty 1951 trailers and clips moviefone. Rich, young and pretty was her second american film, though she would make a few more in the 1950s, and appear with gene kelly and george chakiris in jacques demy s. In 1951, she was finally allowed to grow up in her film roles. Rich, young and pretty 1951 rich, young and pretty. In between, she starred in rich, young and pretty, returning to juvenile roles as a texas heiress accompanying her father wendell corey. A fourth powelldamone matchup and also a danielle darrieuxfernando lamas teaming in the film, a cozy strain.
Certainly, no one can argue that rich has much going for it in the way of a screenplay, as it is chockfull of plot contrivances, silly dialogue, and characters with little in the way of depth. Rich, young and pretty dvd, 2009 for sale online ebay. Staring fernando lamas, danielle darrieux, wendell corey and vic damone. Charming mgm fluff with perky but radiant jane powell visiting paris with her diplomat texan dad wendel corey, falling in love with a young frenchman vic damone in his film debut and speaking with an american accent and discovering she has a french mother vivacious danielle darrieux making a brief hollywood comeback who abandoned her.