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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1959-06-26
- video_camera_front Companies Universal Pictures
- timer Runtime: 125 Mins
- star Rating: 7.4 / 10
- favorite Likes: 279 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0052918
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Lana Turner
Lora Meredith
John Gavin
Steve Archer
Juanita Moore
Annie Johnson
Sandra Dee
Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy
David Edwards
Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
Susie (6)
John Vivyan
Young man
Lee Goodman
Photographer
Ann Robinson
Showgirl
Troy Donahue
Frankie
Sandra Gould
Receptionist
David Tomack
Mr. McKenney
Joel Fluellen
Minister
Jack Weston
Stage manager
Billy House
Fat Man on Beach
Maida Severn
Teacher
Than Wyenn
Romano
Peg Shirley
Fay
Mahalia Jackson
Choir Soloist
Bess Flowers
Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Party Guest
Alex Ball
Audience Member
George Barrows
Furniture Mover
Chet Brandenburg
Man at Coney Island
Teddy Buckner
Marching Band Member
George Calliga
Security
Steve Carruthers
Actor at Audition
Richard Collier
McKinney
Paul Cristo
Show Spectator
Joe Darensbourg
Marching Band Member
Robert Darin
Waiter
Mike De Lay
Marching Band Member
Elinor Donahue
Lora's Friend
Adolf Eichmann
Himself (Archive Footage)
Cicely Evans
Louis Morton
Myrna Fahey
Iris Dawn
George Ford
Show Spectator (uncredited)
Tedd Hadfield
Cop
Lynne Hunter
Teacher
Nelson Leigh
Doctor
Paul Levitt
Waiter
John McNamara
Doctor
Joseph Mell
Watchman
Eddie Parker
Cop at Funeral
Waclaw Rekwart
Restaurant Patron
Cosmo Sardo
Audience Member
Jeffrey Sayre
Audience Member
Cap Somers
Truck Driver
Ted Thorpe
Dog Owner
Napoleon Whiting
Kenneth, Lora's Butler
groups Crew
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Douglas Sirk
Director
Eleanore Griffin
Screenplay
Ross Hunter
Producer
Allan Scott
Screenplay
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Milton Carruth
Editor
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Paul Francis Webster
Songs
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Fannie Hurst
Novel
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Joe Lapis
Sound
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Jean Louis
Costume Designer
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Earl Grant
Theme Song Performance
Sammy Fain
Songs
Bill Thomas
Costume Designer
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator
Max Nippell
Gaffer
Nick Marcellino
Makeup Artist
Pat Westmore
Hairstylist
Rollie Lane
Still Photographer
Henry Janssen
Sound
Roy Vaughn
Assistant Camera
Norman Deming
Production Manager
Ledge Haddow
Assistant Camera
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Luanna Sherman
Script Supervisor
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Wilson Shyer
Assistant Director
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Rosamonde Lytele
Wardrobe Master
Robert Laszlo
Props
Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Master
LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist
Charles Cowie
Grip
Martha Bunch
Wardrobe Master
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