A man tries to stop his insensitive wife from alienating their family and friends.A man tries to stop his insensitive wife from alienating their family and friends.A man tries to stop his insensitive wife from alienating their family and friends.
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- Trivia'The Paragon' is adapted from Rebecca West's short story, 'The Salt of the Earth', from her 1935 collection, 'The Harsh Voice: Four Short Novels'.
- GoofsWhen John and Alice are in the bedroom and he is telling her how she is alienating her family, she starts crying and runs to throw herself on the chair. John sits down near the dressing table to continue talking to her and the reflection of a crew member's body can be seen moving in the small round mirror on the dressing table.
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Alice Pemberton: Why doesn't anyone like to enjoy life except me?
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Joan Fontaine and Gary Merrill
"The Paragon" benefits from its two stars, with Joan Fontaine as Alice Pemberton, a snooty woman of great wealth, who thinks she knows best about what to do and how to do it, and never hesitates to let family and friends aware of it. Gary Merrill is a good match as her husband John, who dearly loves his wife, but fears that her bossiness is alienating all those closest to them, patiently trying to explain to Alice how hurtful her never ending put downs are becoming. When she learns certain dangerous information that would mean devastating scandal, refusing to listen to John's pleas, he must resort to drastic measures to prevent her from hurting people anymore. One of those hour long shows that might have worked better in a half hour format.
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- kevinolzak
- Feb 28, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.33 : 1
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