Something to Live For (1952)

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1h 29min
Drama
07 Mar 1952 (USA)
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An actress becomes an alcoholic after being jilted. She is aided by an Alcoholics Anonymous member with whom she has an affair; however, he is married.

Director:

George Stevens

Writer:

Dwight Taylor

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	Joan Fontaine	...	Jenny Carey
	Ray Milland	...	Alan Miller
	Teresa Wright	...	Edna Miller
	Richard Derr	...	Tony Colter
	Douglas Dick	...	Baker
	Herbert Heyes	...	J.B. Crawley
	Harry Bellaver	...	Billy, Elevator Operator
	Paul Valentine	...	Albert Forest
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Lee Aaker	...	Alternate Boy (uncredited)
	Jean Acker	...	Wife / Party Guest (uncredited)
	Ed Agresti	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Alex Akimoff	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Eric Alden	...	Pharaoh (uncredited)
	Erville Alderson	...	Critic (uncredited)
	Judith Allen	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Charles Andre	...	Frenchman (uncredited)
	Richard Barron	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Lavonne Battle	...	Slave Girl (uncredited)
	Genevieve Bell	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
	Mari Blanchard	...	Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
	Raymond Bond	...	Box Office Man (uncredited)
	Nick Borgani	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Passerby on Street (uncredited)
	Helen Brown	...	Miss Purdy, Teacher (uncredited)
	Ivan Browning	...	Porter (uncredited)
	Sue Carlton	...	Scholarly Woman (uncredited)
	Douglas Carter	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Maurice Cass	...	Critic (uncredited)
	Lois Chartrand	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Lillian Clayes	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
	Tom Coleman	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Sally Conlin	...	Model (uncredited)
	Robert Cornthwaite	...	Young Man (uncredited)
	Gino Corrado	...	First Nighter (uncredited)
	Gerald Courtemarche	...	Child (uncredited)
	Dulce Day	...	Actress (uncredited)
	Charles Dayton	...	Stage Cast Member (uncredited)
	Marcel De la Brosse	...	Frenchman (uncredited)
	Gloria Dea	...	Slave Girl (uncredited)
	Sayre Dearing	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	Josette Deegan	...	Slave Girl (uncredited)
	Jack Deery	...	Aristocrat (uncredited)
	Helen Dickson	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
	Don Dillaway	...	Kennedy Brother, Executive (uncredited)
	King Donovan	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Mary Field	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Norman Field	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Wife / Party Guest (uncredited)
	Charles Fogel	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	Ann Fredrick	...	Wife (uncredited)
	Susan Freeman	...	Child (uncredited)
	Slim Gaut	...	Derelict (uncredited)
	Jody Gilbert	...	Woman in Telephone Booth (uncredited)
	Joseph J. Greene	...	Heavy Set Man (uncredited)
	Robert Haines	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Peter Hansen	...	Stage Cast Member (uncredited)
	Marcoreta Hellman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Lars Hensen	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	James Horne	...	Young Man (uncredited)
	John Indrisano	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Sherry Jackson	...	Child (uncredited)
	Jerry James	...	Christmas Party Guest (uncredited)
	Dick Johnstone	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Donald Kerr	...	Passerby on Street (uncredited)
	Paul King	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Barbara Knudson	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Al Kunde	...	Kennedy Brother, Executive (uncredited)
	Anne Kunde	...	Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
	Jeanne Lafayette	...	Frenchwoman (uncredited)
	Mike Lally	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Jack Lee	...	Drunk (uncredited)
	Rudy Lee	...	Chris (uncredited)
	Peggy Leon	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	King Lockwood	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	George Lynn	...	Kennedy Brother, Executive (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Advertising Agency Customer (uncredited)
	Paul Maxey	...	Hoffstater, Bar Customer (uncredited)
	Mathew McCue	...	Usher at Railroad Station (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	European Party Guest (uncredited)
	Pat Mitchell	...	Johnny (uncredited)
	Ida Moore	...	Old Woman with Dog (uncredited)
	Mike Morelli	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	Jimmy Moss	...	Alternate Boy (uncredited)
	Diana Mumby	...	Model (uncredited)
	Forbes Murray	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Paul Newlan	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Barry Norton	...	Man in Tweeds (uncredited)
	William H. O'Brien	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	William J. O'Brien	...	Bar Customer (uncredited)
	Patsy O'Byrne	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
	Frank Orth	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Korla Pandit	...	Hindu Man (uncredited)
	Eddie Phillips	...	Business Man (uncredited)
	Foster H. Phinney	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	Jessie Proctor	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
	Jean Ransome	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Sally Rawlinson	...	Model (uncredited)
	Kasey Rogers	...	Actress at Audition (uncredited)
	Victor Romito	...	Young Man (uncredited)
	Jean Ruth	...	Secretary (uncredited)
	Cosmo Sardo	...	Office Worker (uncredited)
	Rolfe Sedan	...	Frenchman (uncredited)
	Cora Shannon	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
	Bill Sheehan	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Charles Sherlock	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Douglas Spencer	...	Joey, the Artist (uncredited)
	Helen Spring	...	Mrs. Crawley (uncredited)
	Robert St. Angelo	...	Slave Boss (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	First-Nighter (uncredited)
	Bert Stevens	...	Waiter / Party Guest (uncredited)
	Hal Taggart	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Arthur Tovey	...	Desk Clerk (uncredited)
	Dorothy Vernon	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Carol West	...	Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
	Eric Wilton	...	First Nighter (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Stevens

Written by

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Dwight Taylor

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Ivan Moffat	...	associate producer
George Stevens	...	producer

Music by

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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George Barnes

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director of photography

Editing by

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William Hornbeck
Tom McAdoo

Production Design by

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Hal Pereira
Walter H. Tyler	...	(as Walter Tyler)

Set Decoration by

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Emile Kuri

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore

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makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John R. Coonan

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assistant director (as John Coonan)

Sound Department

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Gene Garvin	...	sound recordist
Gene Merritt	...	sound recordist

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart	...	process photography
W. Wallace Kelley	...	process photography (as Wallace Kelley)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Sidney Cutner	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Fred Guiol	...	associate director
Howie Horwitz	...	assistant to producer
Rina Morelli	...	italian voice dubbing: Teresa Wright (uncredited)
Giulio Panicali	...	italian voice dubbing: Ray Milland (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi	...	italian voice dubbing: Joan Fontaine (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

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Paramount Pictures

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Paramount Pictures (1952) (United States) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1952) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1952) (Norway) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1953) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Paramount (1952) (France) (theatrical)
Paramount Films (Belgium) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974) (United States) (tv) (network premiere)
Olive Films (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Olive Films (2011) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

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Plot Keywords	stevens-and-fontaine alcoholics-anonymous elevator-operator telephone-call love-triangle See All (10) »
Genres	Drama
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Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:PG Finland:K-16 Norway:A Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Also Known As	Mr. & Mrs. Anonymous (United States) L'ivresse et l'amour (France) Una razón para vivir (Spain) Angsten i blodet (Denmark) Drankzucht en liefde (Belgium, Flemish title) See more »
Runtime	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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This little-known, small-scale intimate drama was made by George Stevens between two of his biggest successes, "A Place In The Sun" and "Shane", both of which are very elaborate, large-scale prestige movies. See more »

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