Julia Misbehaves

Director: Jack Conway Jack Conway

Overview

In this comedy, Greer Garson plays an ever-in-debt British music-hall performer. Walter Pidgeon portrays Garson's ex-husband, who lives in Paris with their daughter Elizabeth Taylor. When Taylor becomes engaged, Garson travels to Paris and sticks her nose into everyone's affairs, much to the dismay of the uptight Pidgeon.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2011
UPC:	0883316388877
Original Release:	1948
Source:	Warner Archives
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	36,717

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Greer Garson	Julia Packett
Walter Pidgeon	William Sylvester Packett
Elizabeth Taylor	Susan Packett
Peter Lawford	Ritchie Lorgan
Cesar Romero	Fred Gennochio
Lucile Watson	Mrs. Packett
Nigel Bruce	Col. Willowbrook
Mary Boland	Mrs. Gennochio
Reginald Owen	Bennie Hawkins
Ian Wolfe	Hobson
Phyllis Morris	Daisy
Edmund Breon	Jamie
Fritz Feld	Pepito
Marcelle Corday	Gabby
Veda Ann Borg	Louise
Aubrey Mather	Vicar
Henry Stephenson	Lord Pennystone
Winifred Harris	Lady Pennystone
Elspeth Dudgeon	Woman in Pawn Shop
Stanley Fraser	Pawn Shop Clerk
Victor Wood	Postman
Herbert Wyndham	Piano Player in Pub
Sidney D'Albrook	Waiter in Pub
Jimmy Aubrey	Drunk
Roland Dupre	French Messenger
Alex Goudavich	Bellhop
Andre Charlot	Stage Doorman
Joanee Wayne	The Head
Mitchell Lewis	Train Official
Joi Lansing	Mannequin
Lola Albright	Mannequin
Gail Langford	Mannequin
Patricia Walker	Mannequin
Shirley Ballard	Mannequin
Elaine Sterling	Mannequin
Ruth Hall	Mannequin
Marjorie Jackson	Mannequin
Art Foster	English Sailor
George Goldsmith	English Sailor
David Thursby	English Sailor
Alphonse Martell	Frenchman in Theater
Torben Meyer	Commissar
James Logan	Moving Man
Connie Leon	Woman in Street
Almira Sessions	Woman in Street
James Fairfax	Bill Collector
Harry Allen	Bill Collector
Cyril Thornton	Bill Collector
Jim Finlayson	Bill Collector
Jean Del Val	Croupier
Albert Pallot	Bartender
Ottola Nesmith	Saleslady
Nan Boardman	Saleslady
George Volck	Urchin
Bertha Feducha	Woman in Theater
Kay Norton	Actor
Susan Perry	Girls in Hotel Lobby
William Snyder	Actor
Ray Saunders	Actor
Michael Kent	Acrobatic Troupe
Fern Eggen	Actor
Adolph Deutsch	Composer

Technical Credits

Harry Ruskin

William Ludwig

Monckton Hoffe

Gina Kaus

Arthur Wimperis

Jack Conway	Director
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects
Everett Riskin	Producer
Harry Ruskin	Screenwriter
William Ludwig	Screenwriter
Monckton Hoffe	Screenwriter
Gina Kaus	Screenwriter
Arthur Wimperis	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Julia Misbehaves turns out to be a surprisingly good comedy -- surprising, given that its leads were not known for their comedic performances, and given that there are some contrivances in the screenplay that come close to derailing it several times. The major problematic contrivance is the film's setup -- can one really believe that as aggressive and assertive a character as Julia Packett would simply have gone along with her husband's wishes that she not see her own daughter for a decade and a half? Fortunately, Julia is such a charming little confection that most people will be willing to overlook such lapses of reason. Much of Julia's charm is due to its delightful leading lady. Greer Garson performs with a lovely, delicate touch, skipping (rather than jumping) through the hoops that the screenplay tosses in her way and making the proceedings quite merry indeed. Her participation in the acrobat sequence alone is worth the price of admission. If Walter Pidgeon is not quite as loose as his partner, neither is the character, and the chemistry he has with his co-star makes up for any comedic deficiencies on his part. Besides, with Mary Boland, Nigel Bruce, and Lucile Watson on hand, there's no need for Pidgeon to worry about the film coming up short on comic know-how. Throw in an incredibly youthful and lovely Elizabeth Taylor and an equally young and handsome Peter Lawford, and you have a delicious little soufflé of a movie.