All the Fine Young Cannibals

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All the Fine Young Cannibals
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Directed by Michael Anderson
Produced by Pando S. Berman
Written by Robert Thom
Based on novel "The Bixby Girls" by Rosamond Marshall
Starring Robert Wagner
Natalie Wood
Susan Kohner
George Hamilton
Music by Jeff Alexander
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Production
company
MGM
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
 September 15, 1960 (1960-09-15)
Running time
 112 min.
Country USA
Language English
Budget $1,638,000[1]
Box office $1,810,000[1]

All the Fine Young Cannibals is a 1960 film directed by Michael Anderson, based on the novel by Rosamond Marshall starring Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, Susan Kohner, George Hamilton, and Pearl Bailey.[2] Hamilton said it "combined Southern Gothic with a biopic of jazzman Chet Baker".[3]

Overview

The story concerns the lives of Chad Bixby (Wagner) and Sarah "Salome" Davis (Wood) – how they are forced apart by bad circumstances and brought together by chance. The film examines the experience of starting off "dirt poor" and ending up "idle rich", in a melodramatic style; but concludes that after the changes in lifestyle, the personalities remain the same. The story is loosely based on the life of Chet Baker. The film was the first Wagner and Wood made as husband and wife.

The film was the inspiration for the name of the 1980s musical group Fine Young Cannibals.[4]

Cast

Production

This was the first film Wagner and Wood made together.[5]

George Hamilton says Vincente Minelli shot an ending for the film that was not used.[6]

Box office

According to MGM records, the film earned $950,000 in the US and Canada, and $860,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $1,108,000.[1]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ George Hamilton & William Stadiem, Don't Mind If I Do, Simon & Schuster 2008 p 139
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  5. ↑ Smooth Sailing for the Wagners: Sure Sign of Success in Hollywood: Bob and Nat Are Buying Fifth Boat Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 24 Jan 1960: f22.
  6. ↑ Interview with George Hamilton accessed 23 December 2014

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