Darling, How Could You!

Darling, How Could You!
Darling, How Could You!
Directed by	Mitchell Leisen
Written by	Dodie Smith ; Lesser Samuels
Based on	Alice Sit-by-the-Fire; by James Barrie
Starring	Joan Fontaine
Cinematography	Daniel L. Fapp
Edited by	Alma Macrorie; Eda Warren
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 8, 1951
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Darling, How Could You!, trailer

Darling, How Could You! is a 1951 American period comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Joan Fontaine and John Lund. The script is based on the 1905 James Barrie play Alice Sit-by-the-Fire.^[1]^[2] The film was directed by Mitchell Leisen.^[3]

Plot

In late 1906, brother and sister Cosmo and Amy Grey have not seen their parents for many years, their father being a doctor who has been in Panama during work on the Panama Canal. Their housekeeper sends them to see a play, Peter Pan, but by mistake they end up seeing a rather sophisticated family melodrama instead.

Robert and Alice Grey come home not sure what to expect. The children hardly know their parents at all. Baby Molly has formed a natural attachment to her nanny, and both are reluctant to have Alice come in and "take over". Furthermore, the play has given Amy some peculiar ideas of how mature grown-ups behave. When she hears Alice receive an invitation to meet family friend Dr. Steven Clark, she falsely assumes they are having a romantic tryst.

Amy shows up at Steve's unexpectedly, trying to talk him out of the "affair." He is forced to hide her in a closet when Alice shows up. Robert has been invited as well, but when a glove is found and Amy's presence revealed, everybody gets the wrong idea. Alice assumes the doctor is seeing her daughter, while Robert assumes the doctor is seeing his wife.

Cast

Joan Fontaine as Mrs. Alice Grey
John Lund as Dr. Robert Grey
Mona Freeman as Amy Grey
Peter Hansen as Dr. Steven Clark
David Stollery as Cosmo Grey
Virginia Farmer as Fanny
Angela Clarke as Nurse
Lowell Gilmore as Aubrey Quayne
Robert Barrat as Mr. Rossiter
Gertrude Michael as Mrs. Rossiter
Mary Murphy as Sylvia
Frank Elliott as Simms
Billie Bird as Rosie
Willard Waterman as Theatre Manager

References

^ "Darling, How Could You!". AllMovie. United States: All Media Network. Retrieved April 16, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Darling, How Could You!". Rotten Tomatoes. United States: Fandango Media. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^ "Darling, How Could You!". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved April 17, 2017.

External links

Darling, How Could You! at IMDb

[1] "Darling, How Could You!". AllMovie. United States: All Media Network. Retrieved April 16, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Darling, How Could You!". Rotten Tomatoes. United States: Fandango Media. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

[Darling,_How_Could_You!-3] "Darling, How Could You!". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved April 17, 2017.

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