Movie Description Ingrid Bergman dons a brunette wig to play the glamorous, saucy bayou beauty Clio Dulaine, an illegitimate Creole daughter of an esteemed Louisiana personage. Clio was raised in France to save the family's name but returns to the Big Easy after her mother's death in 1875 to avenge her mother against her father. Gary Cooper plays reticent gamblin' man Colonel Clint Maroon, and he's got a score to settle with the railroad men who destroyed his property in Texas. They meet in the romantic French Quarter, and the two opposites immediately attract, but obstacles to their relationship abound. Clint has a woman back home in Texas, while Clio is determined to marry wealthy in order to not end up in her mother's shoes. When Clio sets her eyes on railroad baron Bart Van Steed (John Warburton), the two heroes come into direct conflict, and Clio must make a choice between love and money. Based on the blockbuster novel by Edna Ferber and fueled by the amazing personas of Bergman and Cooper, SARATOGA TRUNK is an outstanding Golden Era classic.
| Credits | | Cast: | Florence Bates, Gary Cooper, John Warburton |
Notes SARATOGA TRUNK was completed in 1943 and spent two years circulating the Armed Forces before it was released for the American public. The prerelease hype for the picture had been exceeded only by GONE WITH THE WIND. Ballot boxes were placed in theaters across the country, allowing the public to vote for the lead. Gary Cooper was the clear choice.
SARATOGA TRUNK presented the fourth and final collaboration between superstar Gary Cooper and director Sam Wood.
Editorial Reviews "...This is one of director Fritz Lang's better Hollywood films..." USA Today - Mike Clark (07/26/1996)
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