Movie
All That Heaven Allows
Overview
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-08-25
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jane Wyman as Cary Scott
- Rock Hudson as Ron Kirby
- Agnes Moorehead as Sara Warren
- Conrad Nagel as Harvey
- Virginia Grey as Alida Anderson
- Gloria Talbott as Kay Scott
- William Reynolds as Ned Scott
- Charles Drake as Mick Anderson
- Hayden Rorke as Dr. Hennessy
- Jacqueline deWit as Mona Plash
- Leigh Snowden as Jo-Ann Grisby
- Donald Curtis as Howard Hoffer
Crew
- Douglas Sirk - Director
- Peggy Thompson - Screenplay
- Edna L. Lee - Story
- Harry Lee - Story
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