by Hal Erickson
synopsis
This adaptation of John O'Hara's From the Terrace stars Paul Newman as Alfred Eaton, an unhappily married financial adviser, while his real-life wife, Joanne Woodward, portrays Mary St. John, his promiscuous screen spouse. Mary's libertine behavior is a by-product of her husband's inability to express love and affection, a trait he has inherited from his cold-blooded father. Mark Robson directs and Myrna Loy heads up a large supporting cast as Newman's alcoholic mother.
characteristics
- Crumbling Marriages
- Only Human
- In The Mood For Love
- Office Politics
- Ladder To The Top
- Infidelity
- Marriage-problems
- Scheme
- Father
- Marital-problems
- Extramarital-affair
- Adulterer
- Adultery
- Commerce
- Business
