Julia Misbehaves
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| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Produced by | Everett Riskin |
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Adaptation: Monckton Hoffe Gina Kaus Screenplay: William Ludwig Harry Ruskin Arthur Wimperis |
| Based on | Margery Sharp (novel) |
| Starring |
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | John D. Dunning |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,706,000 |
| Box office | $4,497,000 |
Julia Misbehaves is a 1948 American romantic comedy film, which stars Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as a married couple who are soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when the daughter he has raised, played by Elizabeth Taylor, invites her mother to her wedding. The film also features Peter Lawford and Cesar Romero.
This adaptation of Margery Sharp's novel The Nutmeg Tree – which was also the basis of the 1940 Broadway play Lady in Waiting – was director Jack Conway's final film.
In 1936 London, mature showgirl Julia Packett (Greer Garson) leads a precarious life. She pretends to be contemplating suicide in order to finagle some money out of a male friend in order to pay her bills. Then, she receives a wedding invitation from her daughter Susan (Elizabeth Taylor). As a young woman, Julia had married wealthy William Packett (Walter Pidgeon). However, after fourteen months of marriage, his disapproving mother (Lucile Watson) had managed to break them up. Julia returned to show business, but left her infant daughter with her husband, so that the child could be raised in more secure circumstances.
On the boat trip to France, she meets and becomes attracted to Fred Ghenoccio (Cesar Romero), a muscular acrobat, and in Paris performs with his troupe to great success. Later, Fred proposes to her as her train pulls away from the station.
When Julia reaches her destination, she is penniless, so following her usual methods, she gets a stranger, Colonel Willowbrook (Nigel Bruce), to give her money, supposedly for an evening gown and other clothing. However, she sneaks away before Willowbrook tries to become better acquainted with her.
Her mother-in-law is less than pleased to see her, but Julia manages to see Susan, who insists she stay. As time goes by, William's love for Julia revives. Meanwhile, Julia observes that Susan has strong feelings about lovestruck painter Ritchie Lorgan (Peter Lawford), though he is not her fiancé. Though Susan claims to be merely annoyed, Julia sees that Susan loves the young man and does her best to bring the two together. It works.
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