Producer Ross Hunter and director Douglas Sirk wanted to follow up on the pairing of Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in 1954’s “Magnificent Obsession.” They succeeded in spectacular style the next year with “All That Heaven Allows.” It is the story of an upper-class widow and her romance with a landscaper.
The glossy screenplay by Peg Fenwick was based on a story by Edna Lee and Harry Lee. Wyman and Hudson’s rock-solid performances were supported by Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott, William Reynolds, Charles Drake, Jacqueline De Wit, Leigh Snowden, Agnes Moorehead, and Hayden Rorke, future star on TV’s “I Dream of Jeanne.”
Honorable mention goes to the wonderful cinematography by Russell Metty, filmed in Technicolor, and the soundtrack by Frank Skinner that features Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major by Franz Liszt. The watchable “All That Heaven Allows” was successful in theatrical release for producer Ross Hunter and Universal Studios.
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
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My Review
Producer Ross Hunter and director Douglas Sirk wanted to follow up on the pairing of Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in 1954’s “Magnificent Obsession.” They succeeded in spectacular style the next year with “All That Heaven Allows.” It is the story of an upper-class widow and her romance with a landscaper.
The glossy screenplay by Peg Fenwick was based on a story by Edna Lee and Harry Lee. Wyman and Hudson’s rock-solid performances were supported by Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott, William Reynolds, Charles Drake, Jacqueline De Wit, Leigh Snowden, Agnes Moorehead, and Hayden Rorke, future star on TV’s “I Dream of Jeanne.”
Honorable mention goes to the wonderful cinematography by Russell Metty, filmed in Technicolor, and the soundtrack by Frank Skinner that features Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major by Franz Liszt. The watchable “All That Heaven Allows” was successful in theatrical release for producer Ross Hunter and Universal Studios.