To her family's discomfiture, grandmother Louisa starts dating two men...a grocer and her son's boss.To her family's discomfiture, grandmother Louisa starts dating two men...a grocer and her son's boss.To her family's discomfiture, grandmother Louisa starts dating two men...a grocer and her son's boss.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
- Lil Stewart
- (as Marjorie Crosland)
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Bit
- (uncredited)
- Clubwoman
- (uncredited)
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPiper Laurie's debut.
- GoofsBurnside and Hammond roll their sleeves up as they prepare to Indian wrestle, yet after Burnside sends Hammond into the bandstand, their sleeves are rolled down and cuffed. You can see Burnside "roll" his right sleeve down as he goes to his table when that sleeve is rolled down already.
- Quotes
Henry Hammond: Mrs. Norton, excuse me. I didn't mean to seem so abrupt.
Louisa Norton: Rude!
Henry Hammond: I'm terribly sorry. I don't know what's gotten into my temper these days.
Louisa Norton: I'd try to control it. Particularly, in your business.
Henry Hammond: I do try, Mrs. Norton, but somehow as the years move on I get more and more crotchety.
Louisa Norton: I know. My disposition hasn't been the same since my husband died, some 10 years ago.
Henry Hammond: My wifes
[sic]
Henry Hammond: died, a little over 10 years ago, too.
- ConnectionsReferences Harvey (1950)
Louisa ends up getting fought over romantically by charming grocer Henry Hammond (Edmund Gwenn) and Type-A tycoon (and Ronnie's boss) Abel Burnside (Charles Coburn). This puts Ronnie in a delicate dilemma. The guys are wonderful as immature cut-ups and Louisa's teen-aged granddaughter, Cathy (Piper Laurie, in her screen debut) and her brilliant geek boyfriend Jimmy,(Scotty Beckett) are a great contrast in young love. It all takes place in a town ironically called Pleasantville. Watch for the charming bit of Americana with the Community Square Dance and the 'dancing under the bar' competition. It's a hoot!
When Louisa finally picks one of the guys, the other one investigates and finds out that the winner has been married four times! And never divorced! Is this feel good film about to turn into a film noir? Watch and find out.
Recommended as a great film that proves some good things happened at Universal after the Laemmles lost the studio in 1936, and before Rock Hudson and Douglas Sirk showed up, besides just Abbott and Costello.
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- Dec 20, 2016
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- Also known as
- Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1