The Girl Who Had Everything

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A good man tries to warn his daughter away from a bad man who has stolen her heart in this melodrama. Steve Latimer William Powell is a successful defense attorney who has gone out of his way to give his daughter Jean Elizabeth Taylor every advantage in life. However, Steve's generosity and open minded attitude begin to backfire on him when Jean decides to throw off her boyfriend, the solid and sensible Vance Court Gig Young, in favor of Victor Ramondi Fernando Lamas, a handsome but dangerous man with criminal ...
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Overview

A good man tries to warn his daughter away from a bad man who has stolen her heart in this melodrama. Steve Latimer William Powell is a successful defense attorney who has gone out of his way to give his daughter Jean Elizabeth Taylor every advantage in life. However, Steve's generosity and open minded attitude begin to backfire on him when Jean decides to throw off her boyfriend, the solid and sensible Vance Court Gig Young, in favor of Victor Ramondi Fernando Lamas, a handsome but dangerous man with criminal connections whom Steve is representing. Steve tries to warn Jean away from Victor, but she remains undeterred, and accepts his proposal of marriage, even as the authorities tighten their grip on Victor and his crime syndicate. The Girl Who Had Everything was a remake of the 1931 Norma Shearer vehicle A Free Soul.
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All Movie Guide - Craig Butler
The Girl Who Had Everything isn't exactly a "nothing" film -- but it's a pretty big disappointment given the talent of the cast involved. The prime culprit here is Art Cohn, whose tired, cliché-ridden script is a chore to sit through. Cohn seems to have attacked the project as if all that was needed for a screenplay was a plot, failing to provide anything in the way of originality, wit, imagination or character development. Still, screenplays of comparable quality have provided the basis for better movies, thanks to the sterling efforts of their directors. Unfortunately, Girl's Richard Thorpe fails to rise to anywhere near the occasion, providing direction that is the very definition of routine. The cast tries hard, and they do manage to give the film its few high points. Elizabeth Taylor is gorgeous, set off to good advantage by Helen Rose's fashions. Fernando Lamas is equally easy on the eyes, and the two do have a chemistry, making the poolside scene especially hot. But they cannot overcome the limitations of the material, something that only William Powell is able to do -- and even he does so only occasionally. Andre Previn's score is lush but overwhelming and intrusive and the film has that dependable '50s MGM look going for it, but overall, Girl is a letdown.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/21/2009
  • UPC: 883316174708
  • Original Release: 1953

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  • Source: Warner Archives
  • Presentation: Pan & Scan
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:09:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 46,760

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Elizabeth Taylor Jean Latimer
Fernando Lamas Victor Y. Ramondi
William Powell Steve Latimer
Gig Young Vance Court
James Whitmore Charles "Chico" Menlow
Robert Burton John Ashmond
William Walker Julian
Harry Bartell Joe
George Brand
Roy Butler Trainer
Douglas Carter Bellboy
Jonathan Cott
Frank Dae Old Man Kinkaid
Cameron A. Grant
Paul Harvey Sen. Drummond
Earl Hodgins Spotter
James H. Horne
Bobby Johnson Attendant
John Maxwell
John R. McKee Male Secretary
Dean Miller Radio Announcer
Pat O'Malley Senate Board Member
Emory Parnell Auctioneer
Elmer Peterson Himself
Dan Riss Counsel
Perry Sheehan
George Sherwood
Jack Sterling Cab Driver
Dee Turnell
Philip Van Zandt Colleague
Anthony Warde
Stuart Wilson Newspaper Man
Technical Credits
Richard Thorpe Director
Art Cohn Screenwriter
Armand Deutsch Producer
Randall Duell Art Director
Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Ben Lewis Editor
Jack D. Moore Set Decoration/Design
André Previn Score Composer
Helen Rose Costumes/Costume Designer
Sid Sidman Asst. Director
William J. Tuttle Makeup
Nicolas Vogel Cinematographer
Paul Vogel Cinematographer
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration/Design
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