I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)

A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.

Director:

Michael Gordon

Writers:

Abraham Polonsky (screen play), Vera Caspary (adaptation),

Stars:

Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Susan Hayward	...	Harriet Boyd
Dan Dailey	...	Teddy Sherman
George Sanders	...	J.F. Noble
Sam Jaffe	...	Sam Cooper
Randy Stuart	...	Marge Boyd
Marvin Kaplan	...	Arnold Fisher
Harry von Zell	...	Savage
Barbara Whiting	...	Ellen Cooper
Vicki Cummings	...	Hermione Griggs
Ross Elliott	...	Ray
Richard Lane	...	Kelley
Mary Philips	...	Mrs. Boyd

Storyline

A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.

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Plot Keywords:

fashion | ambition | fashion designer | love | betrayal | 

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Taglines:

she made good - with a plunging neckline, and the morale of a tigress

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Only the Best

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lux Radio Theater broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Monday, March 31st, 1952 with Susan Hayward and Dan Dailey reprising their film roles.

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Soundtracks

"Jubilo"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played when Teddy tours the South

User Reviews

Great Look at a Vanished New York

Susan plays Harriet Boyd, a ruthless model-turned-fashion designer determined to claw her way to the top on Seventh Avenue. It's a Joan Crawford-ish role, but Hayward acts the role with a real vulnerability that Crawford lacks. Part of the film is shot on location in the Garment District and it's an interesting look at postwar Manhattan and an industry that's long gone. Boyd is forced to choose romantically between scrappy salesman Teddy Sherman (Dan Daily) or the suave garment mogul J.B. Noble (George Sanders). Interestingly, considering the fact the film was made in 1951, all the women's clothing in the film seems a little dated. Hayward has a floppy (but charming) forties' hairdo. Dior introduced his New Look in 1947, but you'd never know it here. Even Boyd's role as a determined career woman was starting to look passé as women in the fifties were pressured to leave the workforce to open up jobs for unemployed veterans. I Can Get It For You Wholesale is a great period-piece and a well-acted and engrossing film.