From the Terrace

• Director: Mark Robson
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Marriage Drama, Romantic Drama
• Themes: Crumbling Marriages, Office Politics, Ladder to the Top
• Main Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, Leon Ames
• Release Year: 1960
• Country: US
• Run Time: 144 minutes

Plot

This cinemadaptation of John O'Hara's From the Terrace stars Paul Newman as Alfred Eaton, an unhappily married financial adviser, while his real-life wife Joanne Woodward portrays Mary St. John, his promiscuous screen spouse. Mary's libertine behavior is a by-product of her husband's inability to express love and affection, a trait he has inherited from his cold-blooded father. Mark Robson directs and Myrna Loy heads up a large supporting cast as Newman's alcoholic mother. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Paul Newman - Alfred Eaton
• Joanne Woodward - Mary St. John
• Myrna Loy - Martha Eaton
• Ina Balin - Natalie
• Leon Ames - Samuel Eaton

Elizabeth Allen - Sage Rimmington; Felix Aylmer - MacHardie; George Grizzard - Lex Porter; Patrick O'Neal - Dr. Jim Roper; Raymond Greenleaf - Fritz Thornton; Malcolm Atterbury - George Fry; Raymond Bailey - Mr. St. John; Ted de Corsia - Mr. Benziger; Howard Caine - Duffy; Kathryn Givney - Mrs. St. John; Dorothy Adams - Mrs. Benziger; Lauren Gilbert - Frolick; Cecil Elliott - Josephine; Marie Blake - Nellie; Gordon B. Clarke - Weinkoop; Ralph Dunn - Jones; Barbara Eden - Clemmie; Rory Harrity - Steve Rimmington; Mae Marsh - Governess; Ottola Nesmith - Lady Sevringham; Bill Quinn - Von Elm; Stuart Randall - Kelly; Felippa Rock - Jean Duggy; John Harding - Newton Orchid; Jim Martin - Sandy; Clive L. Halliday - Lord Sevringham; Elektra Rozanska - Mrs. Ripley

Credit

Maurice Ransford - Art Director, Lyle Wheeler - Art Director, Howard Richmond - Art Director, William Travilla - Costume Designer, Mark Robson - Director, Dorothy Spencer - Editor, Elmer Bernstein - Composer (Music Score), Leo Tover - Cinematographer, Mark Robson - Producer, Paul S. Fox - Set Designer, Walter Scott - Set Designer, L.B. Abbott - Special Effects, James B. Gordon - Special Effects, Ernest Lehman - Screenwriter, John O'Hara - Book Author

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