Mrs. Parkington
The Great Novel of a Millionaire's Romance!
1944 · 2h 4m · NOT RATED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Tay Garnett
Overview
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
Director and cast
- Tay Garnett Director
- Greer Garson as Susie 'Sparrow' Parkington
- Walter Pidgeon as Major Augustus 'Gus' Parkington
- Edward Arnold as Amory Stilham
- Agnes Moorehead as Baroness Aspasia Conti
- Cecil Kellaway as Edward - Prince of Wales
- Gladys Cooper as Alice - Dutchess de Brancourt
- Frances Rafferty as Jane Stilham
- Tom Drake as Ned Talbot
- Peter Lawford as Lord Thornley
- Dan Duryea as Jack Stilham
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