The View from Pompey's Head (1955)
NOT SINCE SCARLETT AND JEZEBEL HAS THE SOUTH PRODUCED SUCH A WOMAN!
Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
Director: Philip Dunne
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 97 min
Release Date: November 4, 1955
Cast
- Richard Egan - Anson 'Sonny' Page
- Dana Wynter - Dinah Blackford Higgins
- Sidney Blackmer - Garvin Wales
- Marjorie Rambeau - Lucy Devereaux Wales
- Dorothy Patrick - Meg Page
- Rosemarie Stack - Kit Robins Garrick
- Jerry Paris - Ian Garrick
- Ruby Goodwin - Esther
- DeForest Kelley - Jim - Hotel Clerk
- Cameron Mitchell - Michael Higgins
Screenplay
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: Joseph McDonald
Editing: Robert L. Simpson
Production: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Courtroom Drama
Keywords
lawyer, writer, class prejudice, southern
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The View from Pompey's Head about?
- Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
- Who directed The View from Pompey's Head?
- The View from Pompey's Head was directed by Philip Dunne.
- Who stars in The View from Pompey's Head?
- The View from Pompey's Head stars Richard Egan, Dana Wynter, Sidney Blackmer, Marjorie Rambeau, Dorothy Patrick, Rosemarie Stack.
- How long is The View from Pompey's Head?
- The View from Pompey's Head has a runtime of 1h 37m (97 minutes).
- What genre is The View from Pompey's Head?
- The View from Pompey's Head is a Drama film.
- Where was The View from Pompey's Head produced?
- The View from Pompey's Head was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of The View from Pompey's Head?
- The themes of The View from Pompey's Head include: Courtroom Drama.