Courtship

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 24mNot Rated

Drama

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

148 votes

Young Elizabeth is courted by Horace, but the deeply conservative parents disapprove of the relationship.

Director

Howard Cummings

Writers

N/A

Stars

William Converse-Roberts, Horton Foote Jr., Daisy Foote

Release Date

April 6, 1987

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

William Converse-Roberts

as Horace Robedaux

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Horton Foote Jr.

as Steve Tyler

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Daisy Foote

as Allie

Hallie Foote

as Elizabeth Vaughn

Michael Higgins

as Mr. Vaughn

Steven Hill

as George Tyler

Richard Jenkins

as Bobby Pate

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Jacqueline Lucid

as Dora

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Marietta Marich

as Aunt Sarah

Rochelle Oliver

as Mrs. Vaughn

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA

Production

Indian Falls

🏷️ Keywords

based on playtexasscreenplay adapted by authorparents1910s

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A rather wilted family affair...

by moonspinner55 • 2011-05-17

2/10

"In 1915 Harrison, Texas, an as-yet-unkissed piano teacher in her twenties is stymied from finding romance by her snobbish, suffocating parents whom she still lives with. Screenwriter Horton Foote adapted his one-act play, originally part of his nine-play saga "The Orphans' Home Cycle", and apparently had a hand in the casting as well (Horton Foote Jr. plays Steve, Daisy Foote is Allie, and the leading role is played by Hallie Foote). Obviously this was a labor of love, but nothing quite looks right or sounds right here. Foote has a definite ear for small town gossip, rife with r..."

💡 Did You Know?

Although not filmed sequentially, the first part of a trilogy that includes On Valentine's Day (1986) and 1918 (1985). Actually the stories were filmed in reverse order.