Never Say Goodbye
Hated by the child who was her own... and forbidden to say "I am your mother."
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.
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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
Frank Wilcox
Dr. Barnes
James Flavin
Timmy
Robert F. Simon
Dr. Kenneth Evans
Howard Wendell
Harry
Fred Nurney
Karl Romberg
Edward Earle
Colonel Washburn
John Mylong
Herr Gosting
Clint Eastwood
Will
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Reviews
r96sk
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.
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