Product Details

• Actors: Ian Black, Lloyd Bochner, Les Carlson, Nina Foch
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Academy Home
• VHS Release Date: December 29, 1993
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302946077
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,594 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

An ex-convict who is on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Christopher Reeve movie., March 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Morning Glory [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Christopher Reeve does a wonderful job in this one.

Set in the early 1940s, Reeve plays an ex-con who spend 5 years in prison for killing a prostitute. He wanders into a small town, searching for work. He answers an add in the newspaper by a woman advertizing for a "husband" to assist her in maintaining her farm and in raising her children. He works on the farm and eventually does marry her.

However, a local lady of questionable virtue takes an interest in him, which he rejects. When she is found murdered, he is arrested for the crime. What follows is a courtroom drama reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird in which the true murderer and the secrets of the town are revealed.

I found one small error in the story. It features a Hank Williams, Sr. song, "Your Cheating Heart," although that song was not released until about 10 years after the date in which the movie is set.

Overall, the film is quite enjoyable, although it does contain some rough language and a couple of sexually suggestive scenes. It is well worth obtaining if you can locate it.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Read the book instead., October 28, 2004

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Gemma "bookworm" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning Glory [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just finished watching this movie, and I was sadly dissapointed. First off, let me say that I am a HUGE fan of Lavryle Spencer. I own every single one of her books, and have read each one at least twice. (I've read my favorite, Forgiving, at least a dozen times).
Morning Glory was an excellent book, with everything a person could want: real characters, a interesting historical setting, and a captivating plot. The movie, however, didn't feel like it ever "got started". The characters felt flat, and many of my favorite parts from the book were missing. Also, many of the characters were completely changed. For instance, in the book, Will's lawyer was brilliant, if a little unprofessional looking. In the movie, he was perfectly polished.

*Spoiler warning!*
Much of the plot was also changed: In the movie, Lula Peak was having an affair with the sheriff, Reese Goodlow, but in the book, she was carrying on with Harley Overmire. Also, in the book, her murder (by Harley Overmire) made a lot more sense, as she was blackmailing him because she was pregnant with his child. This was completely missing from the movie.
The fact that Will never went to war in the movie really upset me. I think him becoming a war hero developed his character a lot.
Also, when Lula approaches Will in the library, he actually lets her kiss him. In the book, he immediately shoved him away. It made Will seem less of a good man than he is, and made me not like him as much.

Read the book! It's much better.

Final note: the box for this movie give a PG rating. I think it should be at least a PG-13 because of the sexually suggestive scenes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars They've BUTCHERED my favorite book!, November 24, 2006

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S. Gallagher (Hornell, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Glory [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Talk about a HUGE disappointment. I was THRILLED to hear that they made a movie of my favorite book but the movie is a joke! How can a book and a movie be so totally different? Did the producers of this movie actually read the book first? Did LaVyrle Spencer have any say in it at all? I'd love to see someone else redo the movie based on the actual book this time!