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Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)
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3 March 1951 (USA) moreTagline:
The Price Of Fame In The Big-Time Sports Racket!Plot:
Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Misses being a good movie. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Claire Trevor | ... | Millie Farley | |
| Sally Forrest | ... | Florence Farley | |
| Carleton G. Young | ... | Fletcher Locke | |
| Robert Clarke | ... | Gordon McKay | |
| Kenneth Patterson | ... | Will Farley | |
| Marcella Cisney | ... | Miss Martin | |
| Joseph Kearns | ... | J.R. Carpenter | |
| William Hudson | ... | Interne | |
| George Fisher | ... | Announcer | |
| Arthur Little Jr. | ... | Himself - Commentator at Forest Hills | |
| Bert Whitley | ... | Young official | |
| Edwin Reimers | ... | Announcer | |
| Don Kent | ... | Umpire | |
| William Irving | ... | Umpire | |
| Barbara Brier | ... | Girl |
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #14727) (original rating) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Australia:GFun Stuff
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Going from a rank amateur to the top ranks of any sport should be enough to make a good story and movie. I don't know whether the plot, the director or studio is to blame, but trying to inject a mother's domination and an slick promoter into the picture did not work because it dominated the story, certainly more than it should. Anyone who has played tennis, or any sport would recognize the scenes of the promoter attempting to coach Ms Farley's backhand are close to laughable. This movie was made in 1951. This movie and others like it, could no longer compete with television. It is still worth watching, especially if your interested in Tennis.