Beloved Infidel
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Screenplay by | Sy Bartlett |
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Beloved Infidel (1957 novel) by Sheilah Graham Gerold Frank |
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Gregory Peck Deborah Kerr Eddie Albert |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Edited by | William H. Reynolds |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,340,000 |
Beloved Infidel is a 1959 DeLuxe Color biographical drama film made by 20th Century Fox CinemaScope and based on the relationship of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham. The film was directed by Henry King and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Sy Bartlett, based on the memoir by Sheilah Graham and Gerold Frank. The music score was by Franz Waxman, the cinematography by Leon Shamroy and the art direction by Lyle R. Wheeler and Maurice Ransford.
The film stars Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr, with Eddie Albert and Philip Ober.
Sheilah Graham sails from England to the U.S. and meets with a newspaper editor John Wheeler, telling him of her royal lineage and many connections. He hires her to write a column, and when its blunt and gossipy nature increases its popularity, Sheilah also is offered her own radio program.
She meets acclaimed author F. Scott Fitzgerald at a party at the home of humorist Bob Carter, her friend. An immediate attraction is formed, although Scott is technically still married to wife Zelda, who has been institutionalized. To meet financial obligations, Scott has accepted a position in Hollywood writing film scripts, expressing the belief that his novels are no longer of interest.
His excessive drinking affects his mood and his work. Scott is haunted by the memories of Zelda and the success and fun they had together. He learns that a play is being produced in Pasadena based on one of his stories and takes Sheilah to see it, only to discover that it is a production of high school students, some of whom are unaware that the writer is even still alive.
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