The synopsis sounded better than the movie turned out, but since Wild Stallion was an hour-long live television broadcast on the program Climax!, I did make allowances for it. I like watching these short, live plays that were popular during the 1950s, because they often attracted major stars whose heydays were in the 1930s and 1940s. While those movie stars seemed to have retired from the big screen, their careers continued on the small screen.
In Wild Stallion, Paul Henreid is engaged to Kathleen Crowley. He has no feeling for her and is only after her money. He has an arrangement with his girlfriend, Evelyn Keyes, who's also engaged to Kathleen's brother, so they can get twice as much money once they're ready to marry each other. The only obstacle comes when Paul discovers Kathleen has no power in the family, and that power resides with her mother, Mary Astor. Mary's closer to his age anyway, and he quickly transfers his false affections to her.
This one's a bit campy, and there are a few flubs, as live performances are known to have, but if you like the cast you can watch it. I was watching it for Mary Astor, but I liked her television performance of Sunset Boulevard much better.
In Wild Stallion, Paul Henreid is engaged to Kathleen Crowley. He has no feeling for her and is only after her money. He has an arrangement with his girlfriend, Evelyn Keyes, who's also engaged to Kathleen's brother, so they can get twice as much money once they're ready to marry each other. The only obstacle comes when Paul discovers Kathleen has no power in the family, and that power resides with her mother, Mary Astor. Mary's closer to his age anyway, and he quickly transfers his false affections to her.
This one's a bit campy, and there are a few flubs, as live performances are known to have, but if you like the cast you can watch it. I was watching it for Mary Astor, but I liked her television performance of Sunset Boulevard much better.