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Saratoga Trunk (1945) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner.

Academy Awards 1946 --- Ceremony Number 19 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActressFlora RobsonNominated
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SARATOGA TRUNK

By Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 1, 2021 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

A couple of days ago, Ingrid Bergman was given her own day as part of "Summer Under The Stars" month on Turner Classic Movies. This gave me the opportunity to watch a movie starring Bergman I had never seen before--SARATOGA TRUNK, a Warner Bros. film made in 1943, but not released until 1945. SARATO... Read full article

Saratoga Trunk (1945).

By Dawn Sample on Aug 30, 2012 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Saratoga Trunk (1945). Written by Edna Ferber and Casey Robinson, based on Ferber's best-selling novel of the same name. Cast: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Florence Bates, and Flora Robson, who was nominated for a Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance. The illegitimate daughter Clio Dulaine,... Read full article

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Saratoga Trunk Quotes:

Sophie Bellop: [to Clio] I know my way around this world. I know what it is to be very rich, and I know what it is to be very poor. I've lived on nothing for years... in luxury!
Sophie Bellop: Here's your ring. Hang onto your jewelry. I always say it's a woman's best friend.
Colonel Clint Maroon: Look, I got a temper too - stronger than horseradish.
Colonel Clint Maroon: I've seen lots of women, but I've never seen a woman like you.
Clio Dulaine: [Looking at Clint] Beautiful! I think he's beautiful!
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Saratoga Trunk Facts
Warners had hoped to possibly borrow Lena Horne from MGM for the role of Clio, but the studio refused to loan her out.
It was shot in late February 1943 to late June 1943 but because of the overload of war related films they held the release to 1945.
For the climactic train wreck scene, director Sam Wood used two complete trains, including 2 locomotives and 12 cars. Six cameras were used to film the scene where the trains meet in a head-on collision.
Two songs were published based on themes from the Max Steiner score: "As Long As I Live" and "Goin' Home", both with lyrics by Charles Tobias.
Due to wartime rationing shortages, most of the vegetables in the New Orleans market scene were fake.
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