Robert Morse
Dennis Barlow
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Plot. Young Englishman—and aspiring poet—Dennis Barlow wins an airline ticket and decides to visit his uncle, Sir Francis Hinsley, in Los Angeles. Shortly after Dennis's arrival, Sir Francis, who has worked at a major Hollywood studio for more than thirty years, is fired by his employer, D.J. Jr., and hangs himself.
- Evelyn Waugh
- $2 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)
- 1948
- £860,000
The Loved One: Directed by Tony Richardson. With Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger. Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.
- (3.9K)
- Tony Richardson
- Approved
- Comedy
Synopsis. Dennis Barlow, an English poet whose speciality is plagiarism, arrives in Hollywood to stay with his uncle, Sir Francis Hinsley. Sir Francis, a long-time art director for motion picture productions is fired by his studio in an economy move and commits suicide by hanging himself.
- Tony Richardson, Les Gorall, Kurt Neumann
- Robert Morse
The suicide of his expatriate uncle (John Gielgud) draws Englishman and poet Dennis Barlow (Robert Morse) into California's booming funeral industry. Dennis falls for spiritual funeral home ...
- (78)
- Robert Morse
- Tony Richardson
- Comedy
The Loved One. Oscar-winner Rod Steiger ("In the Heat of the Night") stars in this comedy about the wacky Hollywood funeral business. 483 IMDb 6.9 2 h 1 min 1965. X-Ray 13+. Comedy · Dark. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $10.49. More purchase. options.
The Loved One. Summaries. Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery. Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour.
