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The Company She Keeps is a 1951 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer and Dennis O'Keefe. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Cromwell's film of the previous year, Caged, also concerned a woman sent to prison. It marked Jeff Bridges' film debut.
The Company She Keeps (1942) is the debut and a semi-autobiographical novel by American writer Mary McCarthy. It is an unconventional work, tracing the journey of a highly politicized young Catholic college graduate through various stages of emotional development, in unusually frank and revealing detail.
A female ex-convict meets a handsome man and they start dating, but she jeopardizes their relationship by not telling him that she was in prison--and he doesn't reveal his involvement with her parole officer.
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- John Cromwell
- 1951-05-21
Jul 1, 2024 · Woolf's characterisation of a successful business women in a male-dominated world is spot on, and the twists and turns in her life through the males she keeps company with is captivating. If you haven't picked your holiday read yet, this is definitely one for the suitcase.
- James Woolf
The Company She Keeps is the life of Margaret Sargeant told in short stories. Margaret, a cosmopolitan intellectual, lived a modern life in the 1930s as a single career woman with many interests, experiences, and lovers.
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The Company She Keeps, first novel by Mary McCarthy. Originally published as six separate short stories, the novel appeared in 1942. Protagonist Margaret Sargent, a young student at a women’s college, “a princess among the trolls,” is based upon the author herself. The stories are barely disguised.
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