Please Believe Me is a 1950 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, and starring Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Mark Stevens and Peter Lawford.
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Plot
Alison Kirbe is a young London girl who just learned that she has inherited a Texas farm from an old army that she befriended during World War II. Mistakenly assuming he is now the owner of a small kingdom, he crosses the Atlantic Ocean by ship. On the way, he meets Terence Keath, a fellow passenger deeply indebted to the casino owner, Lucky Reilly. To pay off his debt, he tries to marry the rich and begins to seduce Alison, because he thinks he is a rich heir. Another person interested in Alison is Jeremy Taylor, a millionaire accompanied by her lawyer, Matthew Kinston.
The following days he enjoyed the attention he received from Terence, Jeremy and Matthew, but rejected it all. He was most interested in Matthew, but he mistakenly thought of it as part of the scheme. Trying to hurt Matthew, he borrowed money from Terence and bought expensive gifts for Jeremy, while posing as a rich heir. Upon arriving in America, Alison decided to stay in New York for a week before traveling to Texas. Matthew, meanwhile, is trying to find more information about the inherited farm, which makes him suspect him of Jeremy's cunning again.
Matthew confronts Alison in a casino, where he gambles with Terence and Jeremy. He immediately apologized, however, and they did not kiss long afterwards. Terence and Jeremy, who witnessed the kiss, were surprised that he preferred a lawyer without paying them. The next day, Matthew finds Alison's farm meaningless and accuses him of Jeremy's cheats. Alison burst into tears, angry at Matthew for turning an honest heritage and being kind enough to be the scheme that should be. That night, Alison knew about Terence's financial situation and tried to help her by offering Reilly to pay off Terence's debt.
This proved unnecessary, because Jeremy was prepared to pay the entire debt. After that, the three men rushed to the hotel, where they applied to Alison at the same time. Alison enthusiastically accepted Matthew's suggestion and the others immediately moved, hitting at another woman moments later.
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Cast
- Deborah Kerr as Alison Kirbe
- Robert Walker as Terence Keath
- Mark Stevens as Matthew Kinston
- Peter Lawford as Jeremy Taylor
- James Whitmore as Vincent Maran
- J. Carrol Naish as 'Lucky' Reilly
- Spring Byington as Ny. Milwright
- Drue Mallory as Beryl Robinson
- Carol Savage as Sylvia Rumley
Production
On May 29, 1949, Norman Taurog was announced to direct the film. At that time, Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker and Peter Lawford had been cast. On June 14, 1949, Van Johnson was assigned to the male lead, with the shootings beginning a month later. Filming began with Johnson, but he was replaced by Mark Stevens in August 1949.
This film is the first and only film from Val Lewton for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM was very satisfied with the script, that they offered to raise the budget and replace Kerr with June Allyson, who was more famous at the time. Lewton insisted on keeping Kerr, however.
Reception
According to MGM records, the film only earned $ 577,000 in the US and Canada and $ 192,000 overseas, resulting in a $ 609,000 loss.
References
External links
- Please Trust me on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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