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Carrie is a 1952 American drama film based on the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. Directed by William Wyler, the film stars Jennifer Jones in the title role and Laurence Olivier as Hurstwood. Eddie Albert played Charles Drouet.
After a confrontation with his boss and Julie, George panics, takes money he intended to give to the restaurant owner, and runs away with Carrie. Thus, he becomes a fugitive. But his troubles are just beginning. William Wyler skillfully directed this film, which has one of Olivier's best screen performances as George.
When beautiful young Carrie Meeber (Jennifer Jones) travels from her small hometown to Chicago in the 1890s, she meets well-off traveling salesman Charles Drouet (Eddie Albert) on the train.
Carrie (1952) - Turner Classic Movies. Brief Synopsis. A married man's passion for a young woman leads to tragedy. Cast & Crew. Read More. William Wyler. Director. Laurence Olivier. George Hurstwood. Jennifer Jones. Carrie Meeber [Hurstwood] Miriam Hopkins. Julia Hurstwood. Eddie Albert. Charles [S.] Drouet. Basil Ruysdael. Mr. Fitzgerald.
William Wyler's Carrie (1952), based on Theodore Dreiser's novel, takes us on a rollercoaster ride of emotions as innocent small town girl Jennifer Jones learns the hardship of life in the big city when she gets courted by married man Laurence Olivier.
Apr 28, 2024 · William Wyler’s Carrie isn’t nearly as well known as A Place in the Sun (or as Carrie‘s 1976 namesake) but this is a powerful romantic tragedy, one that sees Laurence Olivier at his best. Watching bits of his famous Richard III (1955) on television the other week, I found Olivier, not for the first time, ridiculous.
Carrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that awaits her there is a bleak life of grueling and poorly paid factory work—that is, until a traveling salesman named Drouet steps into her life and changes her outlook.
