All That Heaven Allows Movie Review 1955

Attractive, wealthy middleaged widow Cary Scott (Wyman) falls for her 15-years-younger gardener, Ron Kirby (Hudson), and becomes the target of small-minded gossips and her disapproving family. Ron's no gigolo or fortune-hunter but societal pressure still gets to Cary and she breaks things off. But loneliness makes her realize what she's missing and she decides to make things up with Ron and forget her critics. Hopeful Sirk romance that still takes some jabs at conformity.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 89 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, May-December Romance, Only the Lonely, Moms

Screenplay

Peggy Fenwick

Cast

Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Conrad Nagel, Agnes Moorehead, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott, William Reynolds

Cinematography

Russell Metty

Director

Douglas Sirk

Music

Frank Skinner, Joseph Gershenson

Producer

Ross Hunter, Universal Studios

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 1995.