Random Harvest (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Producer(s) | Sidney Franklin |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Amnesia, Book-Based, Marriage, Romance (Drama), Secretaries |
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Random Harvest Overview:
Random Harvest (1942) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by James Hilton published in 1941.
Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Ronald Colman | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Susan Peters | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Jack Moore | Nominated |
| Best Director | Mervyn LeRoy | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Herbert Stothart | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Claudine West, George Froeschel, Arthur Wimperis | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Random Harvest (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 8, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsThere’s not a mean bone in Ronald Colman’s body. He’s the perfect gentleman and Greer Garson is his perfect counterpart. Their’s is the story of Paula Ridgeway and Smithy, or Charles Rainier and Margaret Hanson, or closer yet, both of these stories together. But there’s... Read full article
Random Harvest (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 8, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsThere’s not a mean bone in Ronald Colman’s body. He’s the perfect gentleman and Greer Garson is his perfect counterpart. Theirs is the story of Paula Ridgeway and Smithy, or Charles Rainier and Margaret Hanson, or closer yet, both of these stories together. But there’s need f... Read full article
Garson and Colman melt hearts in... Random Harvest (1942)
By Michaela on Apr 7, 2016 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodJames Hilton is a somewhat familiar name for old movie fans. Seven of his books have been made into films, some more than once, with Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Lost Horizon emerging as the undisputed classics. Hilton also penned screenplays for Hollywood, winning an Academy Award for his script for Jan ... Read full article
Random Harvest (1942, Mervyn LeRoy)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 1, 2014 From The Stop ButtonIt’s hard to imagine a more supreme melodrama than Random Harvest. Almost the entire first hour (of two and a nickel), the film chronicles the blissful romance of Greer Garson and Ronald Colman. He’s an amnesiac World War I veteran, she’s on the stage–a combination of song an... Read full article
RANDOM HARVEST(1942)
By Joey on Sep 23, 2014 From WolffianclassicmoviesdigestRANDOM HARVEST 1942 Review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest You know how people say, “How come they don’t make ‘em like they used to?” Well, “Random Harvest” is one of the films they don’t make ‘em like anymore. Well, “Rand... Read full article
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Quotes from
Paula: Oh Smithy, You're ruining my makeup.
Paula: [in the verge of tears] He'd resent me. He'd accept me. He'd pity me... And he'd resent me.
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Facts about
The title is taken from a quotation that appears in hardback versions of the novel (but omitted from most paperback printings.) The quotation is: "According to a British Official Report, bombs fell at Random." - German Official Report. The movie renames the Rainier ancestral home "Random Hall" to better tie in with the title, although in the novel, the estate is named "Stourton".
In her final years at MGM, Joan Crawford was handed weak scripts in the hopes that she'd break her contract. Two films she hungered to appear in were Random Harvest and Madame Curie. Both films went to bright new star Greer Garson instead, and Crawford left the studio soon after.
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