Movie
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Released: December 28, 1961 (1961)
Runtime: 103 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play she is about to take to Broadway. Her businessman husband, 20 years her senior, has been the angel for the play and gives her a way out: They are off to a holiday in Rome for his health. He suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Mrs. Stone stays in Rome. She leases a magnificent apartment with a view of the seven hills from the terrace. Then the contessa comes calling to introduce a young man named Paolo to her. The contessa knows many presentable young men and lonely American widows.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Ernest Thesiger as Stefano
Age at release: 82
- Josephine Brown as Lucia
Age at release: 69
- Lotte Lenya as Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales
Age at release: 63
- Bessie Love as Bunny
Age at release: 63
- Stella Bonheur as Mrs. Jamison-Walker
Age at release: 57
- Vivien Leigh as Karen Stone
Age at release: 48
- Coral Browne as Meg
Age at release: 48
- Warren Beatty as Paolo di Leo
Age at release: 24
- Jeremy Spenser as Young Man
Age at release: 24
- Jill St. John as Barbara Bingham
Age at release: 21
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- Carl Jaffe as Baron Waldheim
Age at release: 59
- Viola Keats as Julia Mcllheny
Age at release: 50
- Elspeth March as Mrs. Barrow
Age at release: 50
- John Phillips as Tom Stone
Age at release: 47
- Mavis Villiers as Mrs. Coogan
Age at release: 46
- Peter Dyneley as Lloyd Greener
Age at release: 40
- Harold Kasket as Tailor
Age at release: 35
- Warren Mitchell as Giorgio
Age at release: 35
- Cleo Laine as Singer
Age at release: 34
- Paul Stassino as Stefano the Barber
Age at release: 31
- Jean Marsh as Party Guest (uncredited)
Age at release: 27