From the Terrace
This is one of a very few movies that stars two actors who were married to each other, each of whom won an Academy Award for acting during their careers-Paul Newman for The Color of Money (1986), and Joanne Woodward for The Three Faces of Eve (1957).,The amount of milk in MacHardie's glass changes between shots when he's alone with Eaton.,Mary St. John: Why didn't you bestow this honor on some other girl out there?
Alfred Eaton: Because I rather liked the view from the terrace. Then I saw you and I liked the view even more.
Mary St. John: You've touched me deeply.
Alfred Eaton: But not in the right places.,Referenced in What's My Line?: Myrna Loy (1960),You Make Me Feel So Young
(uncredited)
Music by Josef Myrow
Played as dance music at the party,This engaging 1960 Hollywood production anticipated a coming decade of changing values in America. Its script teeters a bit, emphasizing a bit more the strain of the love conflict rather than the story's real essence. This is an easy mark for critics standing by with sharp knives who may then view it as superficial. However, its real drama depicts the changing generations of an America where at one time successes was measured only by the bank account and social prominence and not by integrity, the ramifications of truth in character.

Here, we see the contrasting generations in conflict. The Old Guard embraced expediency and placed the home and its values second to business success. Once in a while, a young man came along with enough awareness to see the lie in this doctrine. FROM THE TERRACE is in its pure essence the story about such a young man. This was done with a bit more success a few years before in THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT but this drama is certainly worthwhile seeing. It is well cast and played with production values that at the time were the best that Hollywood could offer. This includes an outstanding music score by Elmer Bernstein.,