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Marriage is a 30 billion dollar business! And that's just to get married.
When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.Read moreLess
When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
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When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Jean SimmonsMary Wilson
John ForsytheFred Wilson
Shirley JonesFlo Harrigan
Lloyd Bridges
Teresa WrightMrs. Spencer
Dick ShawnHarry Bricker
Nanette FabrayAgnes
Bobby DarinFranco
Tina LouiseHelen Bricker
Karen SteeleDivorceeExplore the crew
- Producer
- Richard Brooks
- Editor
- George Grenville
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Writer
- Richard Brooks
- Director of Photography
- Conrad Hall
- Original Music Composer
- Michel Legrand