The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane is a 1956 American romantic drama film directed by George Seaton and starring William Holden and Deborah Kerr with Thelma Ritter, Dewey Martin, William Redfield and Peter Hansen in supporting roles. It was made by William Perlberg-George Seaton Productions for Paramount Pictures released in theaters on June 13, 1956. The film was and produced by William Perlberg, from a screenplay by George Seaton, based on the 1953 novel The Magnificent Bastards by Lucy Herndon Crockett.
Plot
In 1943, Lee Ashley, the widow of a Paramarine lieutenant killed in the Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal has joined the American Red Cross un Noumea, New Caledonia, to entertain American servicemen. Her leader at the service club, Kate Connors, had initially been reluctant to have her assigned there lest she use her position as a pilgrimage to find out about her late husband. In addition to entertaining, serving the soldiers and giving French lessons, the Red Cross women are expected to help with the wounded — which Lee initially refuses to do.
More details
author | George Seaton |
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contentLocation | New Caledonia |
director | George Seaton |
editor | Alma Macrorie |
events | Pacific War World War II |
genre | drama |
keywords | adopt american red cross battle of bloody ridge battle of edson\'s ridge battle of guadalcanal chaplain childhood poverty entertain even fight guadalcanal hand grenade indian japanese soldier jiu jitsu jujutsu kill lieutenant colonel lieutenant junior grade marine raider native americans in the united states naval officer nouméa paramarine red cross south pacific talk wash wound |
musicBy | Victor Young |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White |
producer | William Perlberg |
productionCompany | Perlberg-Seaton Productions |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
recordedAt | United States Virgin Islands |
theme | romantic drama war |