Random Harvest Movie Streaming
Dimanche, septembre 12th, 2010 |
Random Harvest Movie Streaming.
Movie Title: Random Harvest Random Harvest is available for streaming or downloading. |
This 1942 five hanky tearjerker garnered seven Academy Award nominations and was the number four box office hit of the year. It is a wonderful, sentimental and romantic love story that captures the heart of the viewer. Corny? Sure, but so what. The film is totally absorbing, fueled by wonderful performances by the velvet voiced Ronald Colman and the beautiful Greer Garson.
The story revolves around a shell shocked, World War I vet (Ronald Colman), who is suffering from amnesia and convalescing in a sanitorium. He simply cannot remember who he is. One day, he simply walks out of that sanatorium and runs into a dance hall entertainer (Greer Garson), who takes a shine to him. Realizing that he has been under a great strain, she looks after him and, before you know it, they fall in love and marry. Now Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, they rent a little cottage in a quaint country village, and he begins a career as a writer. They have a baby boy. All is rosy and well with their world for three years. One day, John travels to Liverpool, where he is struck by a car. The end result is that he remembers who he was before the war, but has no recollection of the last three years.
It turns out that he is wealthy industrialist Charles Rainier. He goes home and takes over the reins of his business. He ultimately engages the services of a wonderful secretary, who turns out to be his wife, though he is unaware of having had any relationship with her, and she does not disclose it to him under advice of the sanatorium psychiatrist, wonderfully played by Phillip Dorn. Steadfast, she patiently waits for the day that he will remember all that they had together.
What happens to them is memorable in this story of love lost and found. It is, no doubt, a highly sentimental and manipulative film, as its intention to tug at one’s heart strings and render one immobilized by tears. It definitely succeeds in that department. It is also hugely entertaining. They certainly don’t make ‘em as they used to. All in all, a wonderful film. Fans of Ronald Colman and Greer Garson will love it, as will all those who love classic films.
Greer Garson always stated that of all the fine films she made during her heyday at MGM in the 1940’s “Random Harvest” was her personal favourite. After another viewing of this grand work directed by the terrific Mervyn LeRoy it is very easy to see why. For lovers of well written, beautifully acted love stories “Random Harvest’ is unsurpassed and the memory of its wonderfully moving story will stay with you for a long time.
This tale includes a vivid telling of the story of Charles Rainier (Ronald Colman in one of his best performances)a shell shocked World War 1 veteran suffering from amnesia who is befriended by , marries and then loses his great love Paula (Greer Garson in another superb performance). Although Ronald Colman is central to the action here Greer Garson really steals the film lock , stock and barrel in her depiction of the lovely dance hall performer who falls in love and marries this mysterious man with no past only to see him regain his former life and in the process forget her. Greer’s self sacrifice in the scenes where she becomes the newly well Colmans’ personal assistant just to remain part of his life while never revealing her true identity to him are the stuff that romantic dreams are made of. Realistic? I doubt that strongly, but Colman and Garson are so professional and committed in their playing that we the viewers believe what is happening and are in there barracking for them .
“Random Harvest” never fails to move me and ranks right up there with those other great emotional dramas of the time like “Waterloo Bridge”, “Blossoms in the Dust” and “To Each His Own”. It has the added benefit of a typical sterling MGM supporting cast with Henry Travers, Reginald Owen, Una O’Connor give the film that special “British” feel that MGM was so good at producing during the war years. It’s obvious that cast and crew never once left the Hollywood sound stages but that doesn’t matter as it is a beautifully put together production created with alot of love and care for the material. It ,in my belief deserved the multiple Oscar nominations it earned and in a way was a big comeback for Ronald Colman after a few ordinary years as a Hollywood star.
If you are a fan of Greer Garson or Ronald Colman like I am you wont fail to love the sentimental and beautifully put together film of “Random Harvest” . It is movie making in the old style at its very best and definately the type of film that Hollywood doesn’t make anymore. Definite 4 hankerchief material and one that will never fail to move you with each viewing. Enjoy!
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