Knowing that he has firsthand knowledge of just how important mental health is (as evidenced by the consistent flashback shots to his time in the war), he goes straight to Hopkins, who loves his idea, and offers him a higher-paid position in the company. This job, of course, comes with its own ups and downs including an overly-critical office politician (Bill Ogden) who doesn't approve the speech that Tom wrote regarding a mental health initiative that their boss, Ralph Hopkins, wants to start up. It becomes clear early on that, not only is he struggling financially, his mental health has been greatly impacted by his time overseas.Įncouraged by his wife to find a job that would make it easier to support their family, he secures a position as a public relations professional at a local news station. He returns to his family, a wife and their three children in the Connecticut suburbs. Tom is a World War II veteran, having barely made it home alive after being a Captain in the Army. The film, and the novel that it's based on, follows Tom Rath.
The film has intense, interweaving tones of mental health (a groundbreaking topic for the time), and focuses heavily on the meaning and symbolism of specific styles. Good Reading copy.The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is both a novel, and a film - released in 1955 & 1956 respectively. with raised stencil of man in hat and suit on front right cover, gold titles to spine. No dust cover, Gray paper over boards, red cloth spine. Item #biblio536 Simon and Schuster, First Edition (not Stated) Stated Third Printing, 1955 Very Good ++, solid, no writing or labels, text bright and clean, front pace down, not the cover, is broken from spine slightly exposing the spine, just the pace down, spine is nice and tight. No dust cover, grey cloth boards with raised stencil of man in hat and suit on front right cover, gold titles to spine.
Here is the story of Tom and Betsy Rath, a young couple with everything going for them: three healthy children, a nice home, a steady income They have every reason to be happy, but for some reason they are not Largely autobiographical based on the author's time spent as the assistant director of the US National Citizen Commission for Public Schools, the novel was adapted into a film starring Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones just one year after its original publication. Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation It was a national bestseller that was made into an award-winning film, it was translated into twenty-six languages, and its title has become a permanent part of our cultural vocabulary Today, it is more relevant than ever. Simon and Schuster, First Edition (not Stated) Stated Third Printing, 1955
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