Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (movie)

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Love is a Many-Splendored Thing is a 1955 film which tells the story of an American reporter who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor, only to encounter prejudice from both of their families. It stars William Holden and Jennifer Jones, who is not Eurasian.

The movie was adapted by John Patrick from the novel by Han Suyin. It was directed by Henry King.

It won Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, Color, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and Best Music, Song (for Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster for "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"). It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jennifer Jones), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Picture and Best Sound, Recording.

Filming locations included Hong Kong. See Hong Kong in films

The sentimental and upbeat theme song, "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" was covered by The Four Aces (#1 on the charts for four weeks in 1955) and also by Jerry Vale, and Frank Sinatra, among others. Here's a sample of the song's lyrics:

"Love is nature's way of giving
a reason to be living,
The golden crown that makes a man a king."

The movie inspired a television soap opera without the hyphen in the show's title in 1967.


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The movie inspired a television soap opera without the hyphen in the show's title in 1967. It was directed by Tom Donovan. Here's a sample of the song's lyrics:. Mary's was remade for television in 1959, starring Claudette Colbert, Marc Connelly, Glenda Farrell, Nancy Marchand, Barbara Myers, Robert Preston and Charles Ruggles. The sentimental and upbeat theme song, "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" was covered by The Four Aces (#1 on the charts for four weeks in 1955) and also by Jerry Vale, and Frank Sinatra, among others. The Bells of St. See Hong Kong in films. The character of Father Chuck O'Malley had been previously portrayed by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way (for which Crosby had won the Academy Award for Best Actor).

Filming locations included Hong Kong. It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bing Crosby), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Music, Song (for Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Johnny Burke (lyrics) for "Aren't You Glad You're You") and Best Picture. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jennifer Jones), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Picture and Best Sound, Recording. The movie was written by Leo McCarey and Dudley Nichols, and directed by McCarey. It won Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, Color, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and Best Music, Song (for Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster for "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"). It stars Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Ruth Donnelly, Joan Carroll, Martha Sleeper, Rhys Williams, Richard Tyler and Una O'Connor. It was directed by Henry King. Mary's is a 1945 film which tells the story of a priest and a nun at a school, who set out, despite their good-natured rivalry, to save the school from being shut down.

The movie was adapted by John Patrick from the novel by Han Suyin. The Bells of St. It stars William Holden and Jennifer Jones, who is not Eurasian. Love is a Many-Splendored Thing is a 1955 film which tells the story of an American reporter who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor, only to encounter prejudice from both of their families.