From the Terrace

From the Terrace

From the Terrace is one of Paul Newman's lesser-known films, but it's a worthy showcase for the actor's developing screen persona. Like Butterfield 8, this is a slick, prestigious adaptation of a John O'Hara novel, about loose morals and forbidden love among the wealthy elite. Director Mark Robson lacks the mastery of melodrama that Douglas Sirk would've brought to this material, but he's still on target with O'Hara's tale of a prodigal son (Newman) who rejects his late father's steel mill in favor of big-business conquest, only to find his trophy wife (superbly played by Newman's off-screen wife, Joanne Woodward) straying into the arms of her former fiancé, while he falls in love with a socialite (Ina Balin) with whom he's much more compatible. A well-tuned drama of marital discord and unchecked ambition, From the Terrace was sharply adapted by Ernest Lehman between the triumphs of North by Northwest and West Side Story, and Newman's brooding performance gave him a solid boost to his iconic role in the 1961 classic The Hustler. --Jeff Shannon

Genre: Drama, Romance
Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin
Production: Fox
  Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
27%
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Year:
1960
149
1,010 Views

Mary St. John:
If you're trying to annoy me, Mr. Eaton, you're succeeding.

Alfred Eaton:
Would you like to go and cry or something?

Mary St. John:
No, but I wouldn't mind if you faded into the sunset.

Mary St. John:
Why didn't you bestow this honor on some other girl out there?

Alfred Eaton:
Because I rather liked the view from the terrace. Then I saw you and I liked the view even more.

Mary St. John:
You've touched me deeply.

Alfred Eaton:
But not in the right places.

Sam Eaton:
How was the war?

Alfred Eaton:
Okay I guess. We won it.

Martha Eaton:
I have no heroes, only some people I love.

Alfred Eaton:
What if I don't want to save my marriage?

James Duncan MacHardie:
Then we've failed. Then you'll have failed, Eaton. Divorce is a damnable thing. It violates good order. It's a threat to good order.

Alfred Eaton:
Isn't it just possible that infidelity might be grounds for a divorce?

James Duncan MacHardie:
There are no grounds for divorce. And if you want my personal theology, infidelity is the lesser sin. I will do anything in my power to prevent a divorce.

Alfred Eaton:
Including condoning infidelity?

James Duncan MacHardie:
I consider your word "condone" disrespectful. I "condone" none of it. The problem of infidelity is between a husband, and wife, and God. The problem of divorce concerns the whole of civilization. What is marriage? An exchange of vows, a contract. It is my duty to myself and to any man who is working for me that he honor all his contracts. When you came here you found out that we always honor our word, even if it means taking the loss. This is the first opportunity you've had of putting yourself to our test.

Alfred Eaton:
And if I don't choose to meet your test?

James Duncan MacHardie:
You've worked hard and well, Eaton. You have a fine hard-earned record with us. You can't afford to throw that away.

Alfred Eaton:
With all due respect, sir, I can afford to do as I please.

James Duncan MacHardie:
And I say with all due respect that you can afford nothing of the kind.

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