David Selznick always did things a big scale. After winning back to back Oscars for Best Picrure, Selznick set out to make a movie about life on the homefrontduring WW2.
Selznick cast Claudette Colbert as the Mother of Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple. All three are simply great. Note: Jennifer was married to Robert Walker and Walker was cast as her beau. Behind the scenes Jennifer was having a affair with Selznick .Selznick re named Philip Isley of Oklahoma to Jennifer Jones who became a great International film star The famous scene where Jones chases after the departing troop train carrying Walker is brilliantly photographed by Stanley Cortez*. There is also a great scene one likely. Filling up an entire soundstage of servicemen dancing with their beautiful dates. The Movie was a big hit and one of my favorites at Christmas time. Jennifer's marriage exploded, Robert Walker never got over losing "Jennifer" to Selznick, and died at the early age of 32. Jennifer received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and married Selznick. Hedda Hopper once said sharply but truthfully that "Jennifer must find it easy to remember and hard to forget" Jennifer's treatment of Walker. Jennifer became a truly huge movie star with her David obsessed over Jennifer. Selznick micromanaged Jennifer 's career and life.
Claudette Colbert brought class to the filming. Colbert lived a rich life in private with a mansion in Barbados, an apartment in New York, and an apartment in Paris. Colbert never had to do a "horror" film the way Bette Davis, and Joan Crawford did.
Jennifer Jones said the Colbert aware f her affair with Selznick never said. Word.
Agnes Moorehead is superb in a small but pivotal role in this film.
* Stan Cortez was a great cinematographer , personal friend of Susan Hayward's and was Susie's cinematographer on several of her films most notably Ross Hunter's "Back Street" Cortez photographed the legendary scene of Jennifer running after the troop train carrying her beloved boyfriend in th film (played bty her estranged husband)
Selznick cast Claudette Colbert as the Mother of Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple. All three are simply great. Note: Jennifer was married to Robert Walker and Walker was cast as her beau. Behind the scenes Jennifer was having a affair with Selznick .Selznick re named Philip Isley of Oklahoma to Jennifer Jones who became a great International film star The famous scene where Jones chases after the departing troop train carrying Walker is brilliantly photographed by Stanley Cortez*. There is also a great scene one likely. Filling up an entire soundstage of servicemen dancing with their beautiful dates. The Movie was a big hit and one of my favorites at Christmas time. Jennifer's marriage exploded, Robert Walker never got over losing "Jennifer" to Selznick, and died at the early age of 32. Jennifer received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and married Selznick. Hedda Hopper once said sharply but truthfully that "Jennifer must find it easy to remember and hard to forget" Jennifer's treatment of Walker. Jennifer became a truly huge movie star with her David obsessed over Jennifer. Selznick micromanaged Jennifer 's career and life.
Claudette Colbert brought class to the filming. Colbert lived a rich life in private with a mansion in Barbados, an apartment in New York, and an apartment in Paris. Colbert never had to do a "horror" film the way Bette Davis, and Joan Crawford did.
Jennifer Jones said the Colbert aware f her affair with Selznick never said. Word.
Agnes Moorehead is superb in a small but pivotal role in this film.
* Stan Cortez was a great cinematographer , personal friend of Susan Hayward's and was Susie's cinematographer on several of her films most notably Ross Hunter's "Back Street" Cortez photographed the legendary scene of Jennifer running after the troop train carrying her beloved boyfriend in th film (played bty her estranged husband)