"Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!"

1959

2h 5m

7.4(295 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

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Cast & Crew

54 members

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Lana Turner

Lora Meredith

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John Gavin

Steve Archer

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Juanita Moore

Annie Johnson

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Sandra Dee

Susie (16)

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Susan Kohner

Sarah Jane (18)

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Robert Alda

Allen Loomis

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Dan O'Herlihy

David Edwards

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Karin Dicker

Sarah Jane (8)

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Terry Burnham

Susie (6)

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John Vivyan

Young man

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Lee Goodman

Photographer

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Ann Robinson

Showgirl

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Troy Donahue

Frankie

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Sandra Gould

Receptionist

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David Tomack

Mr. McKenney

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Joel Fluellen

Minister

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Jack Weston

Stage manager

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Billy House

Fat Man on Beach

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Maida Severn

Teacher

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Than Wyenn

Romano

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Peg Shirley

Fay

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Mahalia Jackson

Choir Soloist

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Bess Flowers

Geraldine Moore (uncredited)

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Frank Baker

Party Guest

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Alex Ball

Audience Member

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George Barrows

Furniture Mover

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Chet Brandenburg

Man at Coney Island

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Teddy Buckner

Marching Band Member

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George Calliga

Security

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Steve Carruthers

Actor at Audition

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Richard Collier

McKinney

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Paul Cristo

Show Spectator

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Joe Darensbourg

Marching Band Member

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Robert Darin

Waiter

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Mike De Lay

Marching Band Member

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Elinor Donahue

Lora's Friend

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Adolf Eichmann

Himself (Archive Footage)

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Cicely Evans

Louis Morton

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Myrna Fahey

Iris Dawn

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George Ford

Show Spectator (uncredited)

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Tedd Hadfield

Cop

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Lynne Hunter

Teacher

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Nelson Leigh

Doctor

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Paul Levitt

Waiter

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John McNamara

Doctor

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Joseph Mell

Watchman

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Eddie Parker

Cop at Funeral

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Waclaw Rekwart

Restaurant Patron

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Cosmo Sardo

Audience Member

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Jeffrey Sayre

Audience Member

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Cap Somers

Truck Driver

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Ted Thorpe

Dog Owner

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Napoleon Whiting

Kenneth, Lora's Butler

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Rodney Bieber

Moulin Rouge Dancer

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