Parrish Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
A scenic, tobacco-road soap opera by director Delmar Daves, known more for his westerns, Parrish features Troy Donahue in the eponymous title role. Parrish's mother Ellen (Claudette Colbert in her last movie role) happens to marry one of two competing tobacco growers in the Connecticut River Valley. Her new husband and Parrish's stepfather Judd Raike (a snarling Karl Malden) drums the tobacco business into Parrish, alienating him in the bargain. The lad is soon romancing three different women: Judd's daughter Paige (Sharon Hugeny), the daughter of Judd's arch-rival, and a wanton woman of the tobacco fields. Now all that remains is for the romance and the rivalry to shake down into the winners and losers. - Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Run Time:
138 min.
Distributor(s):
Warner Brothers
Production Co.:
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Drama
Tone:
Passionate
Keywords:
conflict, farming, fire, gigolo, land, love, love-triangle, mother, plantation, rival, worker
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