It's Christmas 1938. Susie Parkington (Greer Garson) is a rich widow misanthrope. Her relatives have invaded her peace. She hates them all except her great-granddaughter Jane. Jane wants to marry Ned Talbot who wants to take her away from her family. The elder Susie recalls her own younger self as a maid when she meets Major Augustus Parkington (Walter Pidgeon). She doesn't fit his social class and is befriended by Baroness Aspasia Conti (Agnes Moorehead).
It's fine family drama. Both Greer Garson and Agnes Moorehead got Oscar nominations. For me, the most compelling scene is the family gathering to decide on the family fortune. It is somehow very satisfying that these greedy family members are all looking out for themselves. That story is the most compelling.
It's fine family drama. Both Greer Garson and Agnes Moorehead got Oscar nominations. For me, the most compelling scene is the family gathering to decide on the family fortune. It is somehow very satisfying that these greedy family members are all looking out for themselves. That story is the most compelling.