Cynthia (film)
Cynthia is a 1947 film starring Mary Astor, Elizabeth Taylor and George Murphy. The screenplay, by Harold Buchman and Charles Kaufman, was based on the play The Rich, Full Life by Via Delmar.
When she becomes pregnant, Louise and Larry marry and move to his hometown in Illinois, a small town called Napoleon. He takes a job in Dingles hardware store and they raise a daughter, Cynthia, who has chronic health problems and is quite frail. Fifteen years later, the Bishops are having trouble making ends meet, cant afford to buy a home and no longer have any illusions about the adventurous lives they intended to lead.Dr. Fred Jannings has been the familys physician since Cynthias birth, and strongly recommends against her doing any strenuous activities. Louise ignores this advice and lets Cynthia take a role in the school musical, but her health fails, causing Larry to be angry with his wife. ........
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