Roseanna McCoy

1949

1h 40m

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5.6/10

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Drama

It's the Hatfields vs. the McCoys in this 1949 film, with Farley Granger and Joan Evans as the hillbilly Romeo and Juliet whose forbidden romance rekindles a long-standing feud between their respective families.

Directors

Irving Reis

Writers

John Collier(writer by)

Alberta Hannum(novel by)

Ben Hecht(writer by)

Stars

Farley Granger

Joan Evans

Raymond Massey

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Johnse Hatfield

Roseanna McCoy

Old Randall McCoy

Sarie McCoy

Devil Anse Hatfield

Mounts Hatfield

Allifair McCoy

Tolbert McCoy

Little Randall McCoy

Ellison Hatfield

Bess McCoy

Levisa Hatfield

Pharmer McCoy

Thad Wilkins

Abel Hatfield

Grandma Sykes

Cousin Zinny

Cap Hatfield

Directors

Irving Reis

Writers

John Collier(writer by)

Alberta Hannum(novel by)

Ben Hecht(writer by)

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6/10

It's down to the old guard of Charles Bickford ("Hatfield") and Raymond Massey ("McCoy") to inject a bit of personality - bigoted and curmudgeonly - into this old feud western. Grudges galore have prevailed for generations between these two families until "Johnse" (Farley Granger) and the eponymous "Roseanna" (Joan Evans) start to fall for each other. Over their respective dead bodies, say the oldies, but the youngsters are made of solid stock and opinions and entrenchments are going to have to be reviewed if there is any chance of peace breaking out. Massey stands out for me here, he always did manage to portray the puritanical character rather well and he clashes well with Bickford's bloody-minded character too. The rest of this features the odd gunfight but is mostly a rather ponderously paced romantic drama with little chemistry between the lovers nor skill from them as actors either. Frank Loesser wrote the title song, and some of the dialogue is quaintly effective - like in a "Wile E. Coyote" cartoon but the rest of it is little better than standard afternoon feature fayre.

Geronimo196727 May, 2023