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6.2/10   233 votes
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Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writers:
Zoe Akins (play)
Augustus Goetz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 April 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Ten thousand girls dream her dream every night.
Plot:
The movie tells the story of Eva, a girl who comes to New York in order to become a great actress. With... more | add synopsis
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Almost unwatchable more

Cast

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Henry Fonda ... Lewis Easton
Susan Strasberg ... Eva Lovelace
Joan Greenwood ... Rita Vernon
Herbert Marshall ... Robert Harley Hedges

Christopher Plummer ... Joe Sheridan
Daniel Ocko ... Constantine
Pat Harrington Jr. ... Benny
Frank Campanella ... Benny
John Fiedler ... Adrian
Jack Weston ... Frank
Sally Gracie ... Elizabeth
Nina Hansen ... Regina
Harold Grau ... Stage Doorman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

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Debut of Jack Weston. more
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11 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Almost unwatchable, 11 August 2004
Author: Ripshin from North Carolina

Strasberg gives what is perhaps one of the worst performances by an actress in an "A" film. Her acting is jaw-droppingly terrible, and "over-the-top" is too kind of a phrase. She obviously took her father's instruction to heart - he being Lee Strasberg of the Actor's Studio. The "waiting-for-the-reviews" party during the first thirty-minutes of the film actually contains a cring-worthy rendition of the famous balcony scene from "Romeo & Juliet."

Of course, director Lumet has a tendency to allow his performers to chew the scenery. Fonda is an exception, though. He provides his usual subdued interpretation. Plummer comes across quite nicely, as well.

However, the "romantic" conclusion is totally ridiculous, as there is zero chemistry between the characters who finally end up with one another.

I forced myself to watch this film till the end, but it wasn't easy. Not surprisingly, Strasberg's career eventually settled into "B" movies, and hammy TV roles.

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