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Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)

APPROVED  99 min  -  Drama   -  24 December 1952 (USA)
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An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.

Director:

Daniel Mann

Writers:

Ketti Frings (screenplay), William Inge (play)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Burt Lancaster ...
Shirley Booth Shirley Booth ...
Terry Moore ...
Richard Jaeckel Richard Jaeckel ...
Turk Fisher
Philip Ober Philip Ober ...
Ed Anderson
Edwin Max Edwin Max ...
Elmo Huston
Lisa Golm Lisa Golm ...
Mrs. Coffman
Walter Kelley Walter Kelley ...
Bruce Cunningham
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Storyline

For two decades Doc and Lola Delaney avoided coming to terms with what Doc considered a "shot gun" marriage. Lola lost the baby and gives a lot of her affection to Sheba, a dog that disappeared a few months before the film opens. Doc blames Lola for having to drop out of medical school and not becoming a "real" doctor. Until joining AA a year ago, his escape was alcohol. Then college student Marie rents a room in their home. Doc feels passion for the first time in 20 years. But Marie has two suitors her age. Lola -- unaware of Doc's emotions --becomes as interested in Marie's future as if Marie were her daughter. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Dog | Dream | Lodger | College  | See more »

Taglines:

That girl in their house spelled trouble!

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Cruz da Minha Vida See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Burt Lancaster actively campaigned to play the alcoholic husband in this film, even though he was younger than the character, Doc, who was in his mid-fifties. 'Sidney Blackmer', who had played the part on Broadway in the original production, was 18 years older than Lancaster, and Shirley Booth was 15 years his senior. The role of Doc was coveted by Humphrey Bogart, who was the right age, but Bogart lost out to Lancaster due to studio politics, despite the fact that he had just turned in his Oscar-winning performance in The African Queen. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Lola is talking to Doc in bed about Sheba's disappearance, her right arm alternately jumps from being under her head, near her right cheek and hanging off the side of the bed. See more »

Quotes

Lola Delaney: I'm too tired to wash my face tonight. Did you?
Doc Delaney: [about Marie] She must spend a fortune on bath powders and salts. That whole bathroom smells like a lilac garden.
Lola Delaney: I know. I like it.
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Connections

Referenced in "Moonlighting: Come Back Little Shiksa (#4.2)" (1987) See more »