The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

Director:

Nunnally Johnson

Writers:

Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)
Corbett Thigpen (book) ...
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Release Date:

23 September 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

THE STRANGEST TRUE EXPERIENCE A YOUNG GIRL IN LOVE EVER LIVED!

Plot:

A doctor treats a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.

Plot Keywords:

Multiple Personality | Psychiatrist | Trauma | Hypnosis | Multiple Personality Disorder

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Joanne Woodward	...	Eve White / Eve Black / Jane
David Wayne	...	Ralph White
Lee J. Cobb	...	Doctor Curtis Luther
Edwin Jerome	...	Doctor Francis Day
Alena Murray	...	Secretary
Nancy Kulp	...	Mrs. Black
Douglas Spencer	...	Mr. Black
Terry Ann Ross	...	Bonnie White
Ken Scott	...	Earl
Mimi Gibson	...	Eve - Age 8
Alistair Cooke	...	Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vince Edwards	...	Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Mary Field	...	Effie Blanford (uncredited)
Richard Garrick	...	Mr. Fox (uncredited)
Helene Hatch	...	Landlady (uncredited)
Catherine Howard	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Jason Johnson	...	Boy (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone	...	Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Wanda Perry	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Joe Rudan	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Gary Spencer	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Al Thompson	...	Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Rush Williams	...	Leonard - Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Directed by
Nunnally Johnson

Writing credits
Nunnally Johnson		(screenplay)
Corbett Thigpen		(book) (as Corbett H. Thigpen M.D.) and
Hervey M. Cleckley		(book) (as Hervey M. Cleckley M.D.)

Produced by
Nunnally Johnson	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Emmett Dolan

Cinematography by
Stanley Cortez		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Marjorie Fowler

Art Direction by
Herman A. Blumenthal
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by
Eli Benneche
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Renié		(as Renie)

Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist
Ruby Felker	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Hal Lierley	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Gaston Glass	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Hall	....	assistant director
Ira Stewart	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
W.D. Flick	....	sound
Frank Moran	....	sound
Ray Bomba	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Don Isaacs	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Jim Leppert	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Gaston Longet	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire	....	executive wardrobe designer (as Charles LeMaire)
Ernest Rotchy	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Sue Shannon	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Lyman Hallowell	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Robert Mintz	....	assistant film editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Ken Darby	....	vocal supervisor
Edward B. Powell	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Betty Levin	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Rose Steinberg	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• Fox Video (1993) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Mi Casa Multimedia  mono restoration

Also Known As:

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1990) (uncut) | USA:Approved (certificate #18464) | Canada:PG (video rating) | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Stage 8, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The three literary works that Eve quotes from are "They Are All Gone into the World of Light" by Henry Vaughan ('Dear beauteous death ...'), "Locksley Hall" by Alfred Lord Tennyson ("Love took up the glass of time...") and "Two Noble Kinsmen" by William Shakespeare ('This world's a city full of straying streets ...').

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In at least two scenes, including the opening with Eve being driven to the doctor's office, there are cars in the background newer than 1951 when the scene is indicated to be taking place.

Quotes:

Eve White:I didn't do it. I'd die before I'd hurt Bonnie.
Dr. Luther:Why do you suppose Ralph says those things if they aren't true?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Force of Darkness (1985)

Soundtrack:

I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You)

A must see performance

Joanne Woodward is SO good in this (she won the academy award for best actress). Her portrayals of Eve White (dowdy and dreary), Eve Black (sensual and wild) and the eventual Jane (pretty close to what you'd call normal) were nothing short of incredible due to the diversity of the personalities and the fact that she was able to achieve such believability. Got to see this one.