The Proud and Profane

1956
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1h 51m

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William Holden and Deborah Kerr in The Proud and Profane (1956)

In the Pacific during WWII, a Roman Catholic widow falls for a tough lieutenant colonel.In the Pacific during WWII, a Roman Catholic widow falls for a tough lieutenant colonel.In the Pacific during WWII, a Roman Catholic widow falls for a tough lieutenant colonel.

Director
- George Seaton
Writers
- Lucy Herndon Crockett
- George Seaton
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6.1/10

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Director
- George Seaton
Writers
- Lucy Herndon Crockett
- George Seaton
Stars

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total

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William Holden

Lt. Col. Colin Black

Deborah Kerr

Lee Ashley

Thelma Ritter

Kate Connors

Dewey Martin

Eddie Wodcik

William Redfield

Chaplain Lt. (J.G.) Holmes

Ross Bagdasarian

Louie

Adam Williams

Eustace Press

Marion Ross

Joan

Theodore Newton

Bob Kilpatrick

Richard Shannon

Major

Peter Hansen

Lieutenant (J.G.) Hutchins

Claude Akins

Big Soldier
(uncredited)

Nina Borget

French Woman
(uncredited)

George Brenlin

Casualty
(uncredited)

Lorayne Brox

Sissie
(uncredited)

Joe Corey

Sailor
(uncredited)

Evelyn Cotton

Beth
(uncredited)

Maynard Ferguson

Trumpet Player in Dance Scene
(uncredited)

Director
- George Seaton
Writers
- Lucy Herndon Crockett
- George Seaton
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Trivia
The Proud and Profane (1956) has been out of circulation for many decades. In 2011, when Olive Films began appropriating the Paramount catalog for DVD and Blu-ray issues, this movie was announced for U.S. release, but it never materialized. The film continues to languish in the Paramount vaults.

Goofs
The US Army Air Force C-47 cargo planes are painted in post WWII paint scheme rather than the wartime green. When the Air Force became a separate service in 1947 the white over bare metal paint scheme as seen in the movie was adopted.

Quotes
Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes: It must be wonderful to feel that one has lived such a perfect life... that forgiveness has never been necessary.

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Written by Gabriel Ruiz, Ricardo López Méndez and Sunny Skylar

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7/10

Run of the mill drama amongst the palms

Considering the cast this oddly obscure WWII war drama is nothing special but is ultimately an entertaining drama.

The basic story is a standard one of a clash of values between two people with very different life experiences.

The best performance as usual comes from Thelma Ritter as a no nonsense nurse, whenever she's on screen she cuts right through the somewhat sugary dramatics with astringent fortitude.

Deborah Kerr and William Holden perform their assigned roles well but their characters are both pretty selfish and unsympathetic to involve you in their story.