GM ▁feature ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁film ▁roles ▁before ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁The ▁screen play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Art ▁C ohn , ▁based ▁upon ▁a ▁play ▁by ▁Will ard ▁Mack , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁A ▁Free ▁Soul ▁by ▁Ad ela ▁Rog ers ▁St . ▁Joh ns . ▁The ▁play ▁and ▁novel ▁were ▁also ▁insp iration ▁for ▁an ▁earlier ▁film ▁adaptation ▁called ▁A ▁Free ▁Soul ▁( 1 9 3 1 ). ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Steve ▁Lat imer ▁( Will iam ▁Pow ell ) ▁is ▁a ▁successful ▁defense ▁att orney ▁who ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁daughter ▁Jean ▁( El iz abeth ▁Taylor ) ▁everything ▁he ▁can ▁in ▁life . ▁ ▁She ▁dec ides ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁the ▁ami able ▁V ance ▁Court ▁( G ig ▁Young ), ▁for ▁Victor ▁Ram ond i ▁( Fern ando ▁Lam as ), ▁a ▁ra k ish ▁and ▁dangerous ▁man ▁with ▁under world ▁connections ▁whom ▁Steve ▁is ▁representing . ▁Steve ▁tries ▁to ▁warn ▁Jean ▁away ▁from ▁Victor , ▁but ▁she ▁accepts ▁his ▁proposal ▁of ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁cast ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁The ▁film ▁The ▁Girl ▁Who ▁Had ▁Everything ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁drama ▁originally ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁A ▁Free ▁Soul ▁( 1 9 3 1 ) ▁written ▁by ▁Ad ela ▁Rog ers ▁St . ▁Joh ns . ▁The ▁film , ▁directed ▁by ▁Richard ▁Thor pe , ▁follows ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁and ▁beautiful ▁Jane ▁Lat imer , ▁played ▁by ▁actress ▁Elizabeth