12/10/2023 0 Comments Greer garson and ronald colman movies![]() The script has the right dose of warmth and pathos with nothing being corny or overly-sentimental this is a script with heart. The music has that lush romantic feeling without being too syrupy, the use of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake was apt and will be a delight for classical music enthusiasts(count me as one). ![]() The period detail is rendered handsomely as well, not accurate perhaps but with the quality of how the film looks that doesn't really matter all that much. Random Harvest is a splendidly made film, both sumptuous and Expressionist and still looking as fresh now as it did then. It is such a beautiful film in so many ways and one of the most moving films I've seen. ![]() Random Harvest is very fondly remembered and loved by many and for good reason. This is a film to be cherished by lovers of old American films. Susan Peters had a small part playing Kitty, who falls in love with Charles, even though she knows it's an impossible undertaking. He made these two men credible as he transformed himself from one to the other with an ease that was uncanny. Colman makes us believe he is Smithy, the amnesiac soldier, as well as the business magnate that he was prior to losing his mind in the war. Ronald Colman on the other hand, plays his dual characters with a panache and conviction that only actors of that period had. Ms Garson was one of the most accomplished actress of the time. If that object of love was Ronald Colman, one of the most talented leading men of the era, it was well worth the price of admission. This actress, with her unusual beauty, made us believe she is that woman whose love for her man is everything. To have Greer Garson play the role of Paula/Margaret, was a stroke of genius. But that's the magic of the film, we put up with every twist and turn because we figure these two will find one another in the end. The biggest challenge to logic is the reemergence of Paula as Ms Hansen, Charles Rainier's secretary. There are things in the film that wouldn't make any sense in our high tech world, but the charm of the many twists and turns make for a charming voyage, as we get lost into this tale of love given so honestly by Paula to the amnesiac Smithy. Nothing like this film will be done in the near future because of today's tastes dictates the big, if mindless, spectacles full of special effects, favored by today's movie makers. The film is a tribute to a form of entertainment that alas, has just but disappeared from the present Hollywood. Mervyn LeRoy must be given credit for bringing it to the screen in a movie that has all the ingredients to keep the viewer glued to his seat. His novels have ended up as films that made great impact, as is the case with this film. James Hilton's contribution to the movies was enormous.
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