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Cary was how many years older than Ron?


I guess she's supposed to be about 40-42 and he's supposed to be in his late 20s?

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Yeah, that's what I got from it to.

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I agree with Ron Kirby's age, but the Jane Wyman character might have been 39 or 40. I remember that either she or her daughter mention that she married very young. So there might have been an age gap of only 10 years which is really nothing!

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the daughter said she was 17 when she got married so i placed in the 38-40 range. there was only 8 years difference between Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman anyway thats why I thought the age gap was...but they kept emphasizing her age.


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In those days, women were considered over the hill at 35, grandma material. And women were supposed to devote their whole lives to their children and sometimes it was really a tyranny of the male. I found this movie very patriarchal that a woman gets talked to like that by her son and daughter.

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And Harvey (Conrad Nagel) is 58 - but looks a lot older.

Gee, who's she going to pick? Strapping young Rock or geriatric Harvey? And she's got creepy Howard crowding her ... and the two obnoxious kids.

That's why this movie is fun.

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My mom was from this generation and married my father, who was 5 years younger. Back then, a woman marrying a man even 5 years younger than she was something of a big deal. The man was supposed to be older. So an 8-10 year difference would have been an even bigger deal, even more so in a small town such as this, where everyone knew everyone else.

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Apparently, Wyman was 37-38 during the filming, but she sure looked at least 45. No wonder senior citizens were hitting on her.



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My research suggests Jane Wyman was about eight years older than Rock Hudson when the film was made.

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Yes, only when the film was made. Before that she was eight years younger than him, and after that, she was sixteen years older than him.

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Trivia
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A major part of the movie revolves around the fact that Jane Wyman's character is supposed to be substantially older than Rock Hudson. In reality, Jane Wyman was only 38 and Rock Hudson was only 30 when they filmed this movie.

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In the novel by Edna L. Lee which I just finished reading, Cary is 8 years older than Ron. I thought Jane Wyman didn't look a day older than 40.

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I thought she looked like she was in her 40's but might have something to do with her style, hairdo and mannerisms. People just seemed more mature back then for some reason. I also think Rock looks 35 rather than 30.

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Well, Cary's children were said to be college age, and I believe her son made a comment similar to saying Ron was like a brother. So unlike most on here who are saying the age gap was 10 years, I'd say it was more like 15 years age difference but not likely a 20 year age gap. Internet Movie Database says the Jane and Rock age difference was 9 years and she was playing the older woman who, to her family and friends, was having a scandalous relationship. So that adds weight to my view that the age gap between the characters was much more than 10 years.

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