About Mrs. Leslie (1954)A rooming house landlady recalls her past in flashbacks. Director:Daniel Mann |
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About Mrs. Leslie (1954)A rooming house landlady recalls her past in flashbacks. Director:Daniel Mann |
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| Shirley Booth | ... |
Mrs. Vivien Leslie
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| Robert Ryan | ... |
George Leslie
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Marjie Millar | ... |
Nadine Roland
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Alex Nicol | ... |
Lan McKay
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Sammy White | ... |
Harry Willey
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James Bell | ... |
Mr. Herbert Poole
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Eilene Janssen | ... |
Pixie Croffman
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| Philip Ober | ... |
Mort Finley
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| Harry Morgan | ... |
Fred Blue
(as Henry Morgan)
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Gale Page | ... |
Marion King
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Virginia Brissac | ... |
Mrs. Poole
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Mr. Pope
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| Ellen Corby | ... |
Mrs. Croffman
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| Ray Teal | ... |
Barney
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Ike Jones | ... |
Jim
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Mrs. Leslie, rooming house landlady, reminisces in flashbacks about her past as a cafe entertainer and her involvement with the mysterious George Leslie, who originally hires her as a vacation "companion" but tells her nothing of his life outside the vacations. In subplots, Mrs. Leslie's tenants and neighbors carry on soap-opera lives. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
This movie was ahead of it's time, but still posturing to the "Code" and Hayes Office. "Mrs. Leslie" knew she was a once a year Date for a married man, in a "Open Marriage". The movie treated her with respect, as a woman, and not a cheap whatever, going to a Motel with a married man. It didn't matter to her the "reasons" that this man craved her companionship once a year. He never gave her the trite, "I'm getting a divorce", or "She doesn't understand me" spiel when he arranged their vacations. He didn't say anything about his wife, i.e. put-downs, horror stories, when he was Mrs. Leslie, either. The only people in the film that treated her like scum were the Lawyer for the Estate, and the neighbor she babysat.