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Cynthia is a 1947 American comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mary Astor, Elizabeth Taylor, and George Murphy. The film is based on the 1945 play The Rich, Full Life by Viña Delmar and was adapted by screenwriters Harold Buchman and Charles Kaufman .
Cynthia: Directed by Robert Z. Leonard. With Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy, S.Z. Sakall, Mary Astor. Sickly girl finds an outlet in music.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Robert Z. Leonard
- 1947-08-29
Cynthia (1947) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
When she becomes pregnant, Louise and Larry marry and move to his hometown in Illinois, a small town called Napoleon. He takes a job in Dingle's hardware store and they raise a daughter, Cynthia, who has chronic health problems and is quite frail.
Cynthia (1947) is a harmless teen movie testing 15-year-old Elizabeth Taylor as a leading star without a animal sidekick. Story wise it's nothing remarkable, but it's a pleasant watch, both for Taylor and for Mary Astor, now playing mother roles.
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cynthia, who is now 15-years old and still prone to illness, is unaware that her parents made enormous sacrifices for her. One day, while walking home from school, Cynthia pays a visit to her uncle, Dr. Fred I. Jannings, who is treating her with various shots and immunizations.
Cynthia is a 1947 American comedy drama movie directed by Robert Z. Leonard and was based on the 1945 play The Rich, Full Life by Viña Delmar. It stars Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy, S. Z. Sakall, Mary Astor, Gene Lockhart, Spring Byington, Morris Ankrum and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
