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Goodbye, My Fancy is a 1951 American romantic comedy film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Young, and Frank Lovejoy. The film was directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Henry Blanke. Distributed by Warner Bros., the film was based on the 1948 play of same name by Fay Kanin and adapted for the screen by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts.
The plot follows an influential politician who returns to her former college to receive an honorary degree only to find her old flame as the university president.
Goodbye, My Fancy was the third and last cinematic collaboration between Sherman and Crawford, the first two being Harriet Craig and The Damned Don't Cry! in 1950.
Original Release
05/19/1951
US Release
05/19/1951
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Crawford | Agatha Reed |
Robert Young | Doctor James Merrill |
Frank Lovejoy | Matt Cole |
Eve Arden | Miss 'Woody' Woods |
Janice Rule | Virginia Merrill |
Lurene Tuttle | Ellen Griswold |
Howard St. John | Claude Griswold |
Viola Roache | Miss Shackelford |
Ellen Corby | Miss Birdshaw |
Morgan Farley | Doctor Pitt |
Directors
Writers
Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Fay Kanin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Crawford | Agatha Reed |
Robert Young | Doctor James Merrill |
Frank Lovejoy | Matt Cole |
Eve Arden | Miss 'Woody' Woods |
Janice Rule | Virginia Merrill |
Lurene Tuttle | Ellen Griswold |
Howard St. John | Claude Griswold |
Viola Roache | Miss Shackelford |
Ellen Corby | Miss Birdshaw |
Morgan Farley | Doctor Pitt |
Virginia Gibson | Mary Nell Dodge |
John Qualen | Professor Dingley |
Leah Baird | Party Guest |
George Bunny | Janitor / Janitor (Uncredited) |
Mary Carver | Joan Wintner / Joan Wintner (Uncredited) |
Beulah Christian | Party Guest |
James Conaty | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) |
Frank Conlan | Frank / Frank (Uncredited) |
Charles J. Conrad | Reporter / Reporter (Uncredited) |
Lucius Cook | Congressman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henry Blanke | Producer |