2 Movies Starring John Kerr

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-11-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1514 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Anderson (screenplay)

Robert Anderson (based on the play by)

Fullplot:

Tom Lee is a sensitive boy of 17 whose lack of interest in the "manly" pursuits of sports, mountain climbing and girls labels him "sister-boy" at the college he is attending. Head master Bill Reynold's wife Laura sees Tom's suffering at the hands of his school mates (and her husband), and tries to help him find himself.

South Pacific

South Pacific

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1958-04-14

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

157 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(5724 Reviews)

Director:

Joshua Logan

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Osborn (screenplay)

Richard Rodgers (adapted from the play "South Pacific")

Oscar Hammerstein II (adapted from the play "South Pacific")

Joshua Logan (adapted from the play "South Pacific")

James A. Michener (based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by)

Fullplot:

Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.

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