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All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 American drama romance film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter, and adapted by Peg Fenwick from a novel by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee. It stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a tale about the social complications that arise following the development of a romance between a well-to-do widow and a younger man, who owns a tree nursery. In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Plot
Cary Scott is an affluent widow in the town of Stoningham, in suburban New England, whose social life revolves around the weekend visits of her college-age son and daughter, her best friend's country-club activities, and a few men vying for her affection. Feeling stuck in a rut, she becomes interested in Ron Kirby, her arborist. He is an intelligent, down-to-earth, and respectful, yet passionate, younger man, and she discovers he is content with his simple life outside the materialistic society in which they live. Ron introduces Cary to his friends, who seem to have no need for wealth or status, and their exuberance provides a welcome contrast to her staid existence.
More details
| author | Peg Fenwick |
|---|---|
| director | Douglas Sirk |
| editor | Frank Gross |
| genre | drama romance social |
| keywords | arborist best friend family home getting married marriage proposal married new england nursery plant nursery propose social life stone study abroad television set think |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner |
| producer | Ross Hunter |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | discrimination melodrama romantic drama |