Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic87/100
329 audience votes
Key crew
- Eleanore GriffinScreenplay
- Douglas SirkDirector
- Allan ScottScreenplay
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lana TurnerLora Meredith
- John GavinSteve Archer
- Sandra DeeSusie (16)
- Susan KohnerSarah Jane (18)
- Robert AldaAllen Loomis
- Dan O'HerlihyDavid Edwards
- Juanita MooreAnnie Johnson
- Karin DickerSarah Jane (8)
- Terry BurnhamSusie (6)
- John VivyanYoung Man
- Lee GoodmanPhotographer
- Ann RobinsonShowgirl
Stills
Themes
familymotherhoodpassing for white