The read
Scores higher than 78% of the 664 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic76/100
428 audience votes
Key crew
- George StevensDirector
- Harry BrownScreenplay
- Michael WilsonScreenplay
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Montgomery CliftGeorge Eastman
- Elizabeth TaylorAngela Vickers
- Shelley WintersAlice Tripp
- Anne RevereHannah Eastman
- Keefe BrasselleEarl Eastman
- Fred ClarkDefense Attorney Bellows
- Raymond BurrDistrict Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
- Herbert HeyesCharles Eastman
- Shepperd StrudwickAnthony Vickers
- Frieda InescortMrs. Ann Vickers
- Kathryn GivneyLouise Eastman
- Walter SandeDefense Attorney Art Jansen
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booklove at first sightambitiontrialblack and whiteattractionheiressrowboatcourtshipunwanted pregnancysecret relationshipfactory girl