Jane Langley has always done all she can for her selfish sibling Nancy. When both sisters fall in love with handsome Bill Prentice, Jane graciously steps aside. Relationships among all ...
See full summary »
Take a look at the winners, presenters, and top moments from this year's Golden Globes.
Check out our gallery of the 2021 Golden Globe nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Paid in Full (1950)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview: | |||
| Robert Cummings | ... | Bill Prentice | |
| Lizabeth Scott | ... | Jane Langley | |
| Diana Lynn | ... | Nancy Langley | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Tommy Thompson | |
| Ray Collins | ... | Dr. Fredericks | |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Ben - Bartender | |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston | |
| Louis Jean Heydt | ... | Dr. Carter - Psychiatrist | |
| John Bromfield | ... | Dr. Clark | |
| Kristine Miller | ... | Miss Williams - Bridesmaid | |
| Kasey Rogers | ... | Tina - Bridesmaid (as Laura Elliot) | |
| Lora Lee Michel | ... | Betsy Prentice (as Laura Lee Michel) | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Jane Langley has always done all she can for her selfish sibling Nancy. When both sisters fall in love with handsome Bill Prentice, Jane graciously steps aside. Relationships among all three are further complicated when the now-married Bill realizes he's still in love with Jane. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Taglines:
THE STORY OF A WOMAN'S BITTER VICTORY (original poster-all caps) See more »Genres:
DramaParents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
Music by Victor Young
Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by Dean Martin
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Based on a true story that originally appeared in Reader's Digest. See more »Goofs
The characters of the child Betsy and her mother are listed in the end credits as "Joanne" and "Joanne's Mother". See more »Soundtracks
You're WonderfulMusic by Victor Young
Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by Dean Martin
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 April 1950 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
Bitter Victory See more »Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
PAID IN FULL boasts terrific work from two underrated actresses, Lizabeth Scott and Diana Lynn, here playing sisters. Scott is the older one, the sensible sister who has raised Lynn after their mother died in childbirth from something called placenta previa. Scott works in a department store as an illustrator while Lynn, a spoiled little witch, works as a model. Lynn is trying to hook a rich husband but when that fails she grabs upwardly mobile Robert Cummings, who works with Scott and is Scott's secret love. But it's no secret to Lynn.
Lynn has a baby, but she's psychotic with jealousy and hates sharing the child with Cummings or anyone. After a few plot twists which lead to divorce. Scott marries Cummings and has a baby even though she has the same disease her mother had.
Scott often played rotten ladies, sort of a queen of noir films in the 40s and 50s, but here plays the goody good girl, while perky Lynn, often cast in kid sister roles, seemingly exults in playing the witch. Cummings stands around. Eve Arden plays the man-hungry co-worker, Stanley Ridges the kindly doctor, and Carol Channing makes her film debut. A rather lurid women's picture but well worth catching.