The Country Girl (1954)

An alcoholic entertainer has the chance to try to revive his career in a new show if he can keep it together and keep sober, but his inability to take responsibility for anything and frustrated wife undermine his potential for success.

Bernie Dodd (William Holden) convinces his partner that Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) would be the ideal lead for his show. Elgin went through a string of failures as a man and a performer after his son was accidentally hit by a car. In order to pick himself up again from rock bottom, he must committ to the show and look to the future rather than hiding behind the past to perpetuate his shortcomings as a man, husband to country girl Georgie Elgin (Grace Kelly), and entertainer.

Principle Cast

Bing Crosby ... Frank Elgin
Grace Kelly ... Georgie Elgin
William Holden ... Bernie Dodd
Anthony Ross ... Philip Cook
Gene Reynolds ... Larry
Jacqueline Fontaine ... Lounge singer
Eddie Ryder ... Ed
Robert Kent ... Paul Unger
John W. Reynolds ... Henry Johnson

Crosby Performances

Dissertation on the State of Bliss (Love and Learn Blues)
Music by Harold Arlen and
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Jacqueline Fontaine and Bing Crosby

The Pitchman / It's Mine, It's Yours
Music by Harold Arlen and
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Bing Crosby

The Land Around Us
Music by Harold Arlen and
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Bing Crosby and chorus

The Search Is Through
Music by Harold Arlen and
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Bing Crosby

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Awards

Grace Kelly won an Academy Award for Best Actress for this film. The film also won an Oscar for Best Screenplay.

The Country Girl was also nominated for an Oscar in several other categories including a nomination for Bing Crosby for Best Actor, Best Art Direction in Black and White, Best Cinematography in Black and White, Best Director, and Best Picture.

For a complete list of nominations and awards for this film, consult the IMDb.

Availability

This film is in print and available from Amazon.com.

Resources

The Country Girl on IMDb

Fast Facts

There is great debate among Judy Garland and Grace Kelly fans about who should have won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 1955.

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