A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
Bill Alcorn
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Ramsay Ames
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
George Anderson
- Peterson's Assistant
- (uncredited)
James Anderson
- Diner Customer
- (uncredited)
Robert Arthur
- High School Boy
- (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
Leah Baird
- Police Matron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMichael Curtiz was initially less than keen at working with Joan Crawford. Curtiz was soon won over by Crawford's dedication and hard work.
- GoofsAfter Mildred has left Wally in the beach house with the corpse of Monte, Wally discovers that the doors in the house are locked. He must break the glass in a French door to get out. People can unlock a door from the inside to get out of a house, so breaking the glass would have been unnecessary. However, there is no reason to assume that Wally had the keys or even knew where they were located.
- Quotes
Ida Corwin: [to Wally about his lustful looks in her direction] Leave something on me. I might catch cold.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are presented with a background ocean scene that "washes" the credits on the screen.
- Alternate versionsAlso shown in computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
- SoundtracksYou Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played and sung at Wally's club toward the beginning
Also played when Veda and Ted are at Wally's club
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The first time...
I saw this film on a college campus in an auditorium built in the 1930's. It was over twenty years ago, yet I can still feel the emotion and experience of seeing a Joan Crawford movie for the first time. This film was, and still is, one of the best on many levels. The film noir connection is evident. The supporting players, Jack Carson, Eve Arden, and Ann Blyth, among others, were perfect. Joan's portrayal of the mother who had to work in a restaurant was real. Blyth was the ultimate bitchy daughter and deserved the Oscar as supporting actress.I learned later of Crawfords huge comeback with this film, and not knowing her successes previously, it made perfect sense. She really had it. It's a shame that Faye Dunaway couldn't project this part of Crawford's life and career.
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- Solange ein Herz schlägt
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- Budget
- $1,453,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $11,584
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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