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All the Fine Young Cannibals
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Wikipedia article
'All the Fine Young Cannibals' is a 1960 American film directed by Michael Anderson, based on the novel by Rosamond Marshall, starring Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, Susan Kohner, George Hamilton and Pearl Bailey. Hamilton said that the film "combined Southern Gothic with a biopic of jazzman Chet Baker."George Hamilton & William Stadiem, 'Don't Mind If I Do', Simon & Schuster 2008 p 139
Plot
Two young people in love, musician Chad Bixby and Sarah "Salome" Davis, are forced apart despite Salome's pregnancy and marry others, but are then brought together again by chance. A downtrodden blues singer mothers Bixby while guiding his career.
Cast
*Robert Wagner as Chad Bixby
*Natalie Wood as Sarah "Salome" Davis
*Susan Kohner as Catherine McDowall
*George Hamilton as Tony McDowall
*Pearl Bailey as Ruby
*Jack Mullaney as Putney Tinker
*Onslow Stevens as Joshua Davis
*Anne Seymour as Mrs. Bixby
*Virginia Gregg as Ada Davis
*Mabel Albertson as Mrs. McDowall
*Louise Beavers as Rose
Production
'All the Fine Young Cannibals' was the first film that Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood made together. George Hamilton says that director Vincente Minnelli shot some scenes when Michael Anderson was unavailable, including an ending for the film that was not used.[http://www.thedivareview.com/My_One_and_Only_Interview.htm Interview with George Hamilton] accessed 23 December 2014
Wagner's character is loosely based on the jazz trumpeter Chet Baker.
Box office
According to MGM records, the film earned $950,000 in the U.S. and Canada, and $860,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $1,108,000.
Influence
The film's title was the inspiration for the name of the musical group Fine Young Cannibals.
See also
* List of American films of 1960
References
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