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Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

6.5

1956

96 min

Drama

Romance

In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.

Never Say Goodbye

6.5

1956

96 min

Drama

Romance

In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.

Cast

Rock Hudson

Dr. Michael Parker

Cornell Borchers

Lisa Gosting

George Sanders

Victor

Shelley Fabares

Suzy Parker

Ray Collins

Dr. Bailey

David Janssen

Dave Heller

Helen Wallace

Miss Tucker

John Wengraf

Prof. Zimmelman

Max Showalter

Andy Leonard

John Banner

Oskar

Raymond Greenleaf

Dr. Andrews

Jerry Paris

Joe

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

3 years ago

It's a really sweet story, but the execution of it to bring it to our screens is disappointing. The A to B of 'Never Say Goodbye' is rather endearing, with people reconnecting. However, how the film fills in the blanks is kinda shoddy. I found a lot of the dialogue to be cringeworthy and the way characters act came across as irritating. I will say most of that stems from the final 30 or so minutes, it's a tad more solid up until that point. The cast members themselves are good, it's all well acted. Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers and George Sanders are all decent value. The look of the film is also pleasant enough. I just wish the production itself, namely on the writing side, was more well made. Clint Eastwood has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it uncredited role, though is named - as 'Will'. Still a fair few films until his career really got going.