Two Sisters from Boston
| Two Sisters from Boston | |
|---|---|
 movie poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Written by | Myles Connolly |
| Starring |
Kathryn Grayson June Allyson Lauritz Melchior Jimmy Durante Peter Lawford |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Edited by | Douglass Biggs |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates | April 1946 |
Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,223,000[1] |
| Box office | $4,461,000[1] |
Two Sisters from Boston is a 1946 musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster. Starring Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante and Peter Lawford.
Cast
- Kathryn Grayson as Abigail Chandler
- June Allyson as Martha Chandler
- Peter Lawford as Lawrence
- Jimmy Durante as Spike
- Lauritz Melchior as Olstrom
- Nella Walker as Mrs. Patterson
Reception
According to MGM records, the film was a hit, making $3,334,000 in the US and Canada and $1,127,000 elsewhere, leading to a profit of $605,000.[1][2]
Influence
The English post-punk band The Chameleons used a sample from the film as the introduction to the song "Don't Fall," the first song on their 1983 debut album Script of the Bridge. The scene features Lawford's character, Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Jr., asking his mother, played by Nella Walker, about the age of his father. After she tells him that his father is younger than he looks and still 'spry,' Patterson, Jr. says "In his autumn, before the winter, comes man's last mad surge of youth." His mother quickly replies, "What on earth are you talking about?"[3] These two lines consist of the sample as used by the Chameleons.[4] Patterson, Jr. goes on to say that he is quoting the ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles, but the quote itself appears to be either apocryphal, misattributed by the screenwriters or else created by them originally. The Chameleons also used the same sample on an otherwise instrumental recording from the same period, "Prisoners of the Sun."[5]
References
- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ See also "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8
- ↑ "YouTube clip: 'In his autumn before the winter comes mans last mad surge of youth'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "YouTube clip: 'The Chameleons - Don't Fall (Original Album Version)'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "YouTube clip: 'The Chameleons - Prisoners of the Sun'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
External links
- Two Sisters from Boston at the Internet Movie Database
- Two Sisters from Boston at AllMovie
- Two Sisters from Boston at the TCM Movie Database