''Scandal at Scourie'' is a 1953 American drama

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film directed by

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, starring

Greer Garson Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) was a British-American actress and singer. She was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the homef ...

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"above the title", and co-starring Donna Corcoran. Garson and Pidgeon were together for the 8th and last time in this movie, which was filmed on location in Canada.

Plot

Greer Garson in Scandal at Scourie trailer

Catholic girl Patsy ( Donna Corcoran) lives in an orphanage in

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. After Patsy accidentally knocks over a lamp, starting a fire that burns the orphanage down, she finds a new home with the McChesney couple, who live in Protestant Ontario. While Victoria McChesney (

) is excited about the new family member, Patrick McChesney (

) reacts reluctantly as he was uninformed of the adoption, and is also a candidate for the Parliament in Ottawa. After Victoria overcomes a case of mycetism caused by Patsy collecting poisonous mushrooms, Patsy is suspected of causing a fire at the local school. The examination of the case finds no concrete evidence against Patsy. McChesney declares to give up his candidature in order to accept Patsy as his daughter. Patsy, however, flees. In the meantime, her innocence is proven. Patsy is found again and accepted in the McChesney home as their daughter.

Cast

as Victoria McChesney *

as Patrick J. McChesney *

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as Sister Josephine * Donna Corcoran as Patsy *

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as Father Reilly *

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as B. G. Belney * Rhys Williams as Bill Swazey * Margalo Gillmore as Alice Hanover * John Lupton as Artemus * Philip Tonge as Fred Gogarty * Wilton Graff as Leffington *

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as Councilman Hurdwell *

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as Rev. Williams * Tony Taylor as Edward * Patricia Tiernan as Second Nun * Victor Wood as James Motley * Perdita Chandler as Sister Dominique *

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as Michael Hayward *

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as Mrs. Ames

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $783,000 in the US and Canada and $842,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $333,000.

Notes

''Scandal at Scourie'' was the last of eight movies that paired Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. The others were: * '' Blossoms in the Dust'' (1941) * ''

Mrs. Miniver ''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel '' Mrs. Miniver'' by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming Britis ...

'' (1942) * '' Madame Curie'' (1943) * '' Mrs. Parkington'' (1944) * '' Julia Misbehaves'' (1948) * '' That Forsyte Woman'' (1949) * '' The Miniver Story'' (1950)

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