Just before she is about to run off with Hurstwood, she finds out that he is married. Hurstwood and Carrie end up spending every free minute together, and the two fall in love. With Drouet's permission, Hurstwood takes Carrie to the theater while Drouet is on one of his many business trips. He tries to distract her and invites Hurstwood, whom he had run into by sheer coincidence, into their home. She pressures Drouet to marry her because the neighbors are talking about them.

He is a big talker but basically harmless. While there she meets George Hurstwood ( Laurence Olivier), the manager of the restaurant, who is immediately smitten with her.Ĭarrie ends up moving in with Drouet. He not only talks her into having dinner with him at Fitzgerald's, an upscale restaurant, but also gives her $10.Ĭarrie heads to Fitzgerald's to return the money to Drouet. After an exhausting and fruitless day of job hunting, Carrie looks up Charles Drouet. Carrie loses her sweatshop sewing job after injuring her hand. In South Chicago, Carrie stays with her sister and her husband Sven who have one child. Carrie gets off in South Chicago, the slums as Charles Drouet points out, after taking Drouet's business card. Although Carrie is reluctant to speak to him, the salesman persists and the two chat until they reach Chicago.

On the train to Chicago, Charles Drouet ( Eddie Albert) approaches her. ( May 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īround the turn of the century, Carrie Meeber ( Jennifer Jones) leaves her family in a small rural town and heads to Chicago. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.

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