All Fall Down

1962
Approved
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

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Ralph (Karl Malden) and Annabell Willart (Dame Angela Lansbury) are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry (Warren Beatty). When... Read allRalph (Karl Malden) and Annabell Willart (Dame Angela Lansbury) are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry (Warren Beatty). When Berry-Berry begins yet another meaningless love affair, this time with an older woman nam... Read allRalph (Karl Malden) and Annabell Willart (Dame Angela Lansbury) are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry (Warren Beatty). When Berry-Berry begins yet another meaningless love affair, this time with an older woman named Echo O'Brien (Eva Marie Saint), he really gets his parents at each others' throats.

Director
- John Frankenheimer
Writers
- William Inge
- James Leo Herlihy
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- John Frankenheimer
Writers
- William Inge
- James Leo Herlihy
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Clinton Willart
(as Brandon de Wilde)

Constance Ford

Mrs. Mandel

Barbara Baxley

Schoolteacher

Evans Evans

Hedy

Madame Spivy

Bouncer

Albert Paulsen

Captain Ramirez
(as Albert Paulson)

Paul Bryar

Manager of Sweet Shop
(scenes deleted)

Robert Sorrells

Waiter in Sweet Shop
(scenes deleted)

Alice Allyn

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Mary Benoit

Clubwoman
(uncredited)

John Burnside

Highway Patrolman
(uncredited)

James T. Callahan

Gas Station Attendent
(uncredited)

William Challee

Third Bum
(uncredited)

Georgine Cleveland

Clubwoman
(uncredited)

Director
- John Frankenheimer
Writers
- William Inge
- James Leo Herlihy
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Trivia
With its impeccable pedigree, before and behind the camera, this is generally regarded as one of the most underrated dramatic movies of the 1960s. Much of its critical and commercial rejection was laid at the feet of the book's author, James Leo Herlihy, who, with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, named his toxic lead character "Berry-Berry", after the tropical disease known for causing "inflammation of the nerves and heart failure." To make matters worse, the origin of the highly improbable name was never explained - even his mother addressed him by the use of it. Whereas Screenwriter William Inge could have either changed the moniker or, at the very least, minimized its use, his otherwise strong adaptation did just the opposite; indeed, the phrase "Berry-Berry" was voiced relentlessly over the course of the story, a whopping seventy-four times in all, which means it's mentioned once every 1.5 minutes of this movie's running time.

Goofs
When Mrs. Mandel waves a $50 bill at Berry-Berry, the bill turns upside down between the long shot and the close-up.

Quotes
Bouncer: Madame Spivy -
[Due to his young age, Clinton's presence in a strip bar alarms the hostess behind the bar]
Bouncer: Have you lost your feeble mind? He's still got his baby teeth!
Hedy: [Nonchalantly] Well, it ain't MY job to check birth certificates!

Connections
Featured in Biography: Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act (1998)

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Featured review

7/10

Interesting..Disappointing.. underrated !!

All Fall Down...did not live up to its promise... some dramatic scenes are , at times , laughable.. But you keep watching, and waiting. nothing much happens but a good study of a dysfunctional family in early 60's... The cast is probably the reason why we cant stop watching this beautifully photogaphed black &white film.. Angela Lansbury just about steals every scene .. not her best work but always good ! Karl Malden is also very good a Ralph the father... both were much younger than the roles they were playing.. Eva Marie Saint maybe miscast but she played the part very well.. young hunk Warren Beatty plays his confusing role well, and never looked better..what an early 60's masculine masterpiece was he...Barbara Baxley almost steals the show as the schoolteacher lusting after and later beaten and beratted by Beatty (Berry-Berry)..I would meet Ms. Baxley at an NYC bar years later (mid 1980s) and told her how much I admired her work...she replied in a euphoric stupor, & a puff of her cigarette..."I'm glaad someone remembers me darling "... true story.... But most of all .. Brandon De Wilde...growing up in the 1950's he was my teen idol I wanted to be Brandon de Wilde... blonde, beautiful talented making movies with A.Ladd etc.. what a screen talent.. what a loss.. long live Brandon de Wilde !!!