About Mrs. Leslie (1954)

A rooming house landlady recalls her past in flashbacks.

Director:

Daniel Mann

Writers:

Viña Delmar (novel), Ketti Frings,

Stars:

Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shirley Booth	...	Mrs. Vivien Leslie
Robert Ryan	...	George Leslie
Marjie Millar	...	Nadine Roland
Alex Nicol	...	Lan McKay
Sammy White	...	Harry Willey
James Bell	...	Mr. Herbert Poole
Eilene Janssen	...	Pixie Croffman
Philip Ober	...	Mort Finley
Harry Morgan	...	Fred Blue (as Henry Morgan)
Gale Page	...	Marion King
Virginia Brissac	...	Mrs. Poole
Ian Wolfe	...	Mr. Pope
Ellen Corby	...	Mrs. Croffman
Ray Teal	...	Barney
Ike Jones	...	Jim

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

soap | based on novel | character name in title

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Taglines:

...and the man she never quite married

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Romance sans lendemain

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"I Love You So"
Written by Victor Young and Peggy Lee

User Reviews

Mrs. Leslie, ahead of her time

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.