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Homosexuality was a taboo subject in 1956 Hollywood. So it was a challenge for screenwriter Robert Anderson to adapt his hit Broadway play about a sensitive prepschooler called "sister boy" by his peers, and the lovely housemaster's wife who realizes she must offer more than tea and sympathy to help the boy prove his manhood. The frankness may be muted but the power remains in this stellar film. Under Vincente Minnelli's direction, Deborah Kerr and John Kerr reprise their Broadway roles as older woman and younger man in poignant performances that reveal the compassion and the torment of being human. Their stage costar Leif Erickson joins them in counterpoint as the emotionally clenched housemaster.
Original Release
09/27/1956
US Release
09/27/1956
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Deborah Kerr | Laura Reynolds |
John Kerr | Tom Robinson Lee |
Leif Erickson | Bill Reynolds |
Edward Andrews | Herb Lee |
Darryl Hickman | Al |
Norma Crane | Ellie Martin |
Dean Jones | Ollie |
Jacqueline deWit | Lilly Sears |
Tom Laughlin | Ralph |
Ralph Votrian | Steve |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Deborah Kerr | Laura Reynolds |
John Kerr | Tom Robinson Lee |
Leif Erickson | Bill Reynolds |
Edward Andrews | Herb Lee |
Darryl Hickman | Al |
Norma Crane | Ellie Martin |
Dean Jones | Ollie |
Jacqueline deWit | Lilly Sears |
Tom Laughlin | Ralph |
Ralph Votrian | Steve |
Steven Terrell | Phil |
Kip King | Ted |
Jimmy Hayes | Henry |
Richard Tyler | Roger |
Don Burnett | Vic |
Bob Alexander | Bob |
Paul Bryar | Alex |
Chuck Courtney | Boy in Soda Fountain |
Parker Eggleston | Boy in Soda Fountain |
Virginia Eiler | Alumna |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pandro S. Berman | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1957 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Won |