
American Beauty
1999


“What was the sin of Craig's wife?”
17 votes
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.
Director
Dorothy ArznerWriters
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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This isn't one of Rosalind Russell's better outings, but she still dominates the proceedings as the over-bearing and rather shallow "Harriet". She has come from an ordinary background and married the doting "Walter" (John Boles) so she can have the perfect, sterile, home. Next door, "Mrs. Frazier" (Billie Burke) nurtures her roses and it's a after a visit from her to "Aunt Ellen" (Alma Kruger) that this outwardly idyllic scenario starts to show some cracks. It becomes clear to us, indeed to all but poor old "Walter", that she is not exactly highly thought of and after a contretemps with his au…
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