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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 International Pictures
- timer Runtime: 125 Mins
- star Rating: 7.4 / 10
- favorite Likes: 288 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0052918
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smart_display Cast

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

Eleanore Griffin
Screenplay

Russell Metty
Director of Photography

Ross Hunter
Producer

Douglas Sirk
Director

Allan Scott
Screenplay

Clifford Stine
Visual Effects

Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer

Milton Carruth
Editor

Fannie Hurst
Novel

Jean Louis
Costume Designer

Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction

Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Julia Heron
Set Decoration

Leslie I. Carey
Sound

Joe Lapis
Sound

Bill Thomas
Costume Designer

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist

Larry Germain
Hairstylist

Frank Shaw
Assistant Director

Sammy Fain
Songs

Paul Francis Webster
Songs

Earl Grant
Theme Song Performance

Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor

Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator

Max Nippell
Gaffer

Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer

Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist

Nick Marcellino
Makeup Artist

Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist

LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist

Pat Westmore
Hairstylist

Norman Deming
Production Manager

Wilson Shyer
Assistant Director

Robert Laszlo
Props

Charles Cowie
Grip

Ledge Haddow
Assistant Camera

Rollie Lane
Still Photographer

Roy Vaughn
Assistant Camera

Martha Bunch
Wardrobe Master

Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Master

Rosamonde Lytele
Wardrobe Master

Ethmer Roten
Musician

Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer

Don Morgan
Unit Publicist

Luanna Sherman
Script Supervisor

Henry Janssen
Sound

Glenn E. Anderson
Sound
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