From the Terrace
From the Terrace is a 1960 American DeLuxe Color romantic drama film in CinemaScope directed by Mark Robson from a screenplay by Ernest Lehman, based on the 1958 novel of the same name by John O'Hara. The film stars Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, George Grizzard, and Leon Ames, with a young Barbara Eden appearing in one scene. The plot tells the story of the estranged son of a Pennsylvania factory owner who marries into a prestigious family and moves to New York to seek his fortune.
Plot
In 1946, navy veteran David Alfred Eaton (Paul Newman) returns home from the war to Philadelphia. He finds his mother Martha (Myrna Loy) driven to alcoholism by years of neglect and abuse from her husband Samuel Eaton (Leon Ames), owner of a prestigious iron and steel company. Having withdrawn from his family after the death of his firstborn son thirteen years earlier, Samuel has resentment towards Alfred. As a result, Alfred turns his back on the family business and strike out on his own with his closest friend Lex Porter (George Grizzard).
Cast
- Barbara Eden
- Barbara Perry
- Bill Quinn
- Blossom Rock
- Clive Halliday
- Coleman Francis
- Cyril Delevanti
- Dorothy Adams
- Douglas Evans
- Elizabeth Allen
- Elizabeth Russell
- Felix Aylmer
- Frank Richards
- George Grizzard
- Harry Cheshire
- Henry Hunter
- Howard Caine
- Ina Balin
- Joanne Woodward
- John Warburton
- Joseph Bardo
- Joseph Forte
- Kathryn Givney
- Leon Ames
- Mack Williams
- Mae Marsh
- Malcolm Atterbury
- Myrna Loy
- Orrin Tucker
- Ottola Nesmith
- Patrick O'Neal
- Paul Newman
- Rachel Stephens
- Ralph Dunn
- Raymond Bailey
- Raymond Greenleaf
- Regina Carrol
- Robert Shayne
- Stuart Randall
- Ted de Corsia
More details
| author | Ernest Lehman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Mark Robson |
| editor | Dorothy Spencer |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | aftermath of world war ii alcoholism break coal mine drive estrange even family business hotel room investment firm little boy married navy veteran new life open marriage philadelphia summon uncensored wealthy family wedding day |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein |
| producer | Mark Robson |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Long Island |
| theme | romantic drama war |