George Stevens (1) (1904–1975)
Author of The Greatest Story Ever Told [1965 film]
For other authors named George Stevens, see the disambiguation page.
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Image credit: George Stevens 1904-1975
Works by George Stevens
The Cary Grant Box Set (Holiday / Only Angels Have Wings / The Talk of the Town / His Girl Friday / The Awful Truth) (2006) — Director — 29 copies
The Complete James Dean Collection: East of Eden / Giant / Rebel Without a Cause (2011) — Director — 18 copies
AMC Movies: Cary Grant Hollywood Classics — Director — 15 copies
Astaire & Rogers Collection: Volume 1: Top Hat / Swing Time / Follow the Fleet / Shall We Dance / The Barkleys of… (2005) — Director — 11 copies
His Girl Friday [and] Penny Serenade (Double Feature Video) — Director — 11 copies
Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps [1945 film] — Director — 7 copies
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [and] Shane [Double Feature video] — Director — 6 copies
A Place in the Sun / Roman Holiday / To Catch a Thief) — Director — 4 copies
Silver Screen Series: 2 Feature Films: Cary Grant [The Amazing Adventure / Penny Serenade] (2005) — Director — 4 copies
3 Full Length Features: Something to Sing About / Royal Wedding / Penny Serenade — Director — 2 copies
Penny Serenade [and] Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (Double Feature Video) — Director — 2 copies
Cary Grant Film Library (Charade, His Girl Friday, Penny Serenade) — Director — 2 copies
Icons: 4 Film Collection: Fred Astaire — Director — 2 copies
Hollywood Legends: Cary Grant 4 Movie Collection: Once Upon a Time / Penny Serenade / His Girl Friday / The Amazing… (2015) — Director — 1 copy
Meet John Doe / the James Dean Story / Penny Serenade — Director — 1 copy
Classics Collection: Charade / Penny Serenade / It's A Wonderful Life / The Last Time I Saw Paris — Director — 1 copy
The Elizabeth Taylor Collection — Director — 1 copy
The Nazi Plan 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Stevens, George Cooper, Sr.
- Birthdate
- 1904-12-18
- Date of death
- 1975-03-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Oakland, California, USA
- Place of death
- Lancaster, California, USA
- Occupations
- film director
screenwriter
producer
cinematographer - Relationships
- Stevens, George, Jr. (son)
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Statistics
- Works
- 59
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 1,540
- Popularity
- #16,722
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 47
- ISBNs
- 107
- Languages
- 3
The story opens as Julie (Dunne) is getting ready to leave Roger (Grant) because of the pain caused by a tragedy in their lives that he can’t even bring himself to talk about, so they can begin to heal as a couple. When she finds an old stack of records she begins to trace the various stages of their love through the memories recalled by each song. It is through the records that we see how it all began, and how it ended up here, in a wonderful framing device for the romantic and heart-breaking narrative.
Roger sees Julie through the window of the record store where she works, and though he doesn’t even own a phonograph player, he ends up buying a big package of songs just so he can spend time with her. He pretends he is going her way after work and it isn't long before she becomes “his funny little redhead.” There are some wonderful scenes such as Julie and Roger sitting in a cabana by the beach reading fortune cookies which gives the story a very romantic atmosphere.
When Roger, who is a reporter, has a chance to go to Tokyo for a few years, the two get married and have a truncated honeymoon on a train which results in them becoming prospective parents. An earthquake, an inheritance, a small town paper in the States, all combine to form a warm, sweet, and sadly moving story that lets the viewer in on how everything got so broken, leaving Julie standing at the phonograph, recalling their lives together before she leaves.
Whether their love and marriage can be saved is only resolved in the last few moments of this beautiful film. Edgar Buchanan as Apple Jack is absolutely wonderful as he lends both support and humor to this true screen classic. Beulah Bondi is also memorable as the kind Miss Oliver, going out of her way to create a family for two people who love each other. A warm and sentimental film every classic film fan will cherish.… (more)