Splendor in the Grass | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

The late '20s setting comes into play again when the market historically crashes, but this tale isn't specifically confined to this era - nor is its originality.

If Splendor in the Grass is the truth, simple or complex, about men and women, then I've been living in a fool's paradise for fifty-five years.

With his ripe lips, flirty eyes, and pre-Calvin Klein-era androgynous appeal, the 24-year-old Warren is utterly believable as a boy who drives Natalie Wood plumb insane with sexual frustration in William Inge's overheated melodrama.

An excellent critique of a specific historical moment in US history and reveals the flaws that were present in its belief system.

The psychology may be simplistic, but the powerful portrayals from the cast - especially from Beatty - make that weakness seem like an irrelevance.