Movie Cosmos - The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Description:

Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.

Top Cast >

Gregory Peck

As Tom Rath

Jennifer Jones

As Betsy Rath

Fredric March

As Ralph Hopkins

Marisa Pavan

As Maria Montagne

Lee J. Cobb

As Judge Bernstein

Ann Harding

As Helen Hopkins

Keenan Wynn

As Sgt. Caesar Gardella

Gene Lockhart

As Bill Hawthorne

Gigi Perreau

As Susan Hopkins

Portland Mason

As Janey Rath

Arthur O'Connell

As Gordon Walker

Henry Daniell

As Bill Ogden

Tris Coffin

As Byron

Joy Harmon

Dorothy Phillips

As Mr. Hopkins' Maid

Nan Martin

As Polly Lawrence

Joseph Sweeney

As Edward M. Schultz

Robert Boon

As German Soldier

Lomax Study

As Elevator-Starter (uncredited)

Alfred Caiazza

As Italian Boy (uncredited)

DeForest Kelley

As Medic (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Nunnally Johnson

Screenplay, Director

Sloan Wilson

Novel

Dorothy Spencer

Editor

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Stuart A. Reiss

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Charles G. Clarke

Director of Photography

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Helen Turpin

Hairstylist

Alfred Bruzlin

Sound

Hal Herman

Assistant Director

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Master

Harry M. Leonard

Sound

Ray Kellogg

Visual Effects

Bernard Herrmann

Original Music Composer

Reviews:

barrymost (9/10)

Oh, business woes.

Plot in a nutshell: Character study of a WWII veteran trying to make it in the business world of post-war America, and contend with his domestic problems.

Comments: Great cast of veteran actors really makes this work. Gregory Peck is a very mature actor by this point, and Jennifer Jones is very convincing as the wise but harried housewife. Fredric March plays a nice corporate boss, and comes across as a bit odd; maybe that's just Fredric March.

This film isn't just any old "escapist fare" - actually about as far from that as you can get. It's very long, dark, and intelligent.

"Without men like me there wouldn't be big and successful businesses. My mistake was in being one of those men." ~Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March)

2020-01-19