Toys In The Attic With Dean Martin

Dean martin is well cast in this overlooked lillian hellman gem but it is the performances of geraldine page and wendy hiller that highlights this fascinating film by promissing newcomer george roy hill.

Toys in the attic with dean martin.

The screenplay adaptation is by james poe and the original music score was composed by george duning. The story is reminiscent of williams as it concerns a southern family with lots of hidden secrets. The film is based on a tony award winning play of the same name by lillian hellman. Toys in the attic is a 1963 american drama film directed by george roy hill and starring dean martin geraldine page yvette mimieux gene tierney and wendy hiller.

Sisters carrie geraldine page. Lillian hellman s play toys in the attic was adapted for the screen in 1963. Dean martin is well cast in this overlooked lillian hellman gem but it is the performances of geraldine page and wendy hiller that highlights this fascinating film by promissing newcomer george roy hill. Dean martin as julian berniers geraldine.

Dean martin stars as julian a man who s made a career out of losing jobs and money. Toys in the attic is a somewhat watered down version of lillian hellman s play but enough of the original emotional savagery has been retained to. Julian berniers dean martin return from illinois with his young bride lily yvette mimieux to the family in new orleans. Sisters carrie and anna berniers have long been supporting their ne er do well brother julian through various failed businesses when he comes home with a sud.