| Release Date: | Oct 1961 |
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| Genre: | Romance / Drama |
| Awards: | Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations |
| Cast: | Natalie Wood (Wilma Dean 'Deanie' Loomis), Warren Beatty (Bud Stamper), Pat Hingle (Ace Stamper), Audrey Christie (Mrs. Loomis), Barbara Loden (Ginny Stamper), Zohra Lampert (Angelina), Fred Stewart (Del Loomis), Joanna Roos (Mrs. Stamper), John McGovern (Doc Smiley), Jan Norris (Juanita Howard), Martine Bartlett (Miss Metcalf), Gary Lockwood (Toots), Sandy Dennis (Kay), Crystal Field (Hazel), Marla Adams (June), Lynn Loring (Carolyn), Phyllis Diller (Texas Guinan), Sean Garrison (Glenn), Jim Antonio (Bit part (uncredited)), Lou Antonio (Bit part (uncredited)), Godfrey Cambridge (Chauffeur (uncredited)), Carlos Cortés (Bit part (uncredited)), Robert Downing (Bit (uncredited)), Ivor Francis (Dr. Judd (uncredited)), Hoke Howell (Bit Part (uncredited)), William Inge (Reverend Whitman (uncredited)), Phoebe Mackay (Maid (uncredited)), Charles Matthews (Bit Part (uncredited)), Charles Robinson (Johnny Masterson (uncredited)), Eugene Roche (Private Detective (uncredited)), Mark Slade (Rusty (uncredited)) |
The story of two Kansas high school sweethearts growing up in the late 1920s through the stock market crash of 1929. Bud and Deanie are very much in love, but the pressures of sex in society creates a rift in their relationship. Bud's father encourages him to leave Deanie to find "another kind of girl" which drives Deanie into madness. She is committed into an institution while Bud reluctantly obeys his father and enrolls in Yale. The crash of '29 hits and changes the lives of both their families. Together they learn the harsh lesson of love and life in the '20s and sadly go their separate ways.