The Trouble with Angels [Blu-ray]

Director: Ida Lupino Ida Lupino

Overview

Outgoing Mary (Hayley Mills) and the introverted Rachel (June Harding) cause no end of trouble for the exasperated Mother Superior (Rosalind Russell) in this children's comedy that is fun for all ages. The girls cause comic catastrophes at a religious school run by nuns with some civilian help from teacher Mrs. Phipps (Gypsy Rose Lee). Hollywood legend Ida Lupino directs her first film since the 1953 feature The Bigamist.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/2019
UPC:	0043396558946
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	PG
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	19,152

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rosalind Russell	Mother Superior
Hayley Mills	Mary Clancy
June Harding	Rachel Devery
Binnie Barnes	Sister Celestine
Camilla Sparv	Sister Constance
Mary Wickes	Sister Clarissa
Marge Redmond	Sister Liguori
Dolores Sutton	Sister Rose-Marie
Barbara Hunter	Marvel Ann
Margalo Gillmore	Sister Barbara
Judith Lowry	Sister Prudence
Marjorie Eaton	Sister Ursula
Barbara Bell Wright	Sister Margaret
Portia Nelson	Sister Elizabeth
Bernadette Withers	Valarie
Vicky Albright	Charlotte
Patty Ann Gerrity	Sheila Michaels
Gypsy Rose Lee	Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
Jim Boles	Mr. Gottschalk
Jim Hutton	Mr. Petrie
Vicki Draves	Kate
Wendy Winkelman	Sandy
Jewel Jaffe	GinnieLou
Gail Liddle	Priscilla
Michael-Marie	Ruth
Betty Jane Royale	Gladys
Ronne Troup	Helen
Catherine Wyles	Brigette
Kent Smith	Uncle George
Pat McCaffrie	Mr. Devery
Harry Harvey	Mr. Grissom
Mary Young	Mrs. Eldridge
Jerry Goldsmith	Composer

Technical Credits

Blanche Hanalis

Ida Lupino	Director
Blanche Hanalis	Screenwriter
William Frye	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Trouble With Angels is in the tradition of such Catholic-themed Hollywood films as Going My Way, but its take is slightly different. Here, the emphasis is as much (or more) on the students than on the adults, and while these students are deep down as good-hearted as their cinematic forebears, these adults have much less tolerance for them. The story is episodic and essentially silly, but director Ida Lupino handles it with loving care. She takes the time to create small moments and telling details, fleshing out the characters beyond their stereotypical roles. As a result, the audience genuinely cares and roots for everyone involved. The cast is very good, with Hayley Mills playing effectively against type as a spoiled-and-looking-for-attention rich girl and June Harding believable as the shyer, more reluctant partner who exults in being drawn into Mills' plots. Rosalind Russell is her usual dependable self, bringing a heft and authority to the role which works well against Mills. She also knows when to let the Mother Superior's softer side show through. And, as always, Russell is an expert at sending a line home. The rest of the cast, including Marge Redmond, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Mary Wickes, is solid and reliable. Not a great film, The Trouble With Angels is surprisingly entertaining and affecting.