Ten North Frederick
6.8
197
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- Original title
- Ten North Frederick
- Year
- 1958
- Running time
- 102 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Philip Dunne. Novel: John O´Hara
- Cast
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- Gary Cooper
- Diane Varsi
- Suzy Parker
- Geraldine Fitzgerald
- Tom Tully
- Ray Stricklyn
- Philip Ober
- John Emery
- Stuart Whitman
- Linda Watkins
- Barbara Nichols
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- Music
- Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Romance | Melodrama. Romantic Drama. Politics. Family Relationships. 1940s
- Synopsis
- Ten North Frederick is a generally satisfying adaptation of one of John O'Hara's weaker novels. Gary Cooper plays wealthy businessman Joe Chapin, whose politically ambitious wife Edith (Geraldine Fitzgerald) hopes to ramrod into the White House. To this end, Edith donates tons of money to the party of her choice and forces Joe into a maelstrom of power meetings and high-profile social engagements. Threatening to upset Edith's plans is her daughter Ann (Diane Varsi), who insists upon conducting a romance with an "undesirable" musician. Joe buys off Ann's boyfriend, thereby alienating his daughter. Soon Joe's chickens come home to roost when a rival politician makes public Ann's indiscretions. Adding insult to injury, Edith lets her husband know about her many extramarital affairs. In hoping to win back his daughter's affections, Joe falls in love with Ann's roomate Kate Drummond (Suzy Parker). Finding true happiness and contentment for the first time in his life, Joe is denied even this balm when he becomes mortally ill. Gary Cooper makes a valiant effort at playing a more complex individual than he was accustomed to, succeeding about 75 percent of the time. (Hal Erickson: All Movie Guide)
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- Awards
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1958: Golden Globes: Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Stricklyn)
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