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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Joan Crawford | ... | Ethel Whitehead aka Lorna Hansen Forbes | |
| David Brian | ... | George Castleman aka Joe Caveny | |
| Steve Cochran | ... | Nick Prenta | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Martin Blackford | |
| Hugh Sanders | ... | Grady | |
| Selena Royle | ... | Patricia Longworth | |
| Jacqueline deWit | ... | Sandra | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Jim Whitehead | |
| Edith Evanson | ... | Mrs. Castleman | |
| Richard Egan | ... | Roy | |
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The murder of gangster Nick Prenta touches off an investigation of mysterious socialite Lorna Hansen Forbes, who seems to have no past, and has now disappeared. In flashback, we see the woman's anonymous roots; her poor working-class marriage, which ends in tragedy and her determination to find "better things." Soon finding that sex appeal is her only salable commodity, she climbs from man to man toward the center of a nationwide crime syndicate...a very perilous position. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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dysfunctional marriage | bare chested male | hairy chest | manipulative female | taming of the shrew |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 May 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$1,233,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,540,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,211,000Company Credits
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Ethel Whitehead: I've been experimenting with a new one: stay to the bitter end.
[to croupier]
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(uncredited)
Music by Cliff Friend
Played at the Hacienda when Lorna meets Prenta
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Loosely based upon the life of sharp-tongued moll Virginia Hill and her secretive relationship with gangster Bugsy Siegel. See more »Quotes
Patricia Longworth: [at the roulette table] What's happened to that system of yours, darling? I thought you always quit while you were still ahead.Ethel Whitehead: I've been experimenting with a new one: stay to the bitter end.
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Ethel Whitehead: If you'll write out the obituary, I'll give you a check.
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Played at the Hacienda when Lorna meets Prenta
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Joan Crawford portrays a young woman on the edge of poverty who decides to change her life for the better. Unfortunately, she thinks that money is the answer to every problem. A smart drama, though formula most of the time. An excellent cast includes David Brian, Steve Cochran and Kent Smith. This is a film worth seeing.