Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora’s daughter, Susie, while Lora pursues her stage career. Both women deal with the difficulties of motherhood: Lora’s thirst for fame threatens her relationship with Susie, while Annie’s light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane, struggles with her African-American identity.

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Film Cast:

• Lora Meredith: Lana Turner
• Steve Archer: John Gavin
• Susie (16): Sandra Dee
• Sarah Jane (18): Susan Kohner
• Allen Loomis: Robert Alda
• David Edwards: Dan O’Herlihy
• Annie Johnson: Juanita Moore
• Sarah Jane (8): Karin Dicker
• Susie (6): Terry Burnham
• Young man: John Vivyan
• Photographer: Lee Goodman
• Showgirl: Ann Robinson
• Frankie: Troy Donahue
• Receptionist: Sandra Gould
• Mr. McKenney: David Tomack
• Minister: Joel Fluellen
• Stage manager: Jack Weston
• Fat Man on Beach: Billy House
• Teacher: Maida Severn
• Romano: Than Wyenn
• Fay: Peg Shirley
• Choir Soloist: Mahalia Jackson
• Geraldine Moore (uncredited): Bess Flowers
• Party Guest: Frank Baker
• Audience Member: Alex Ball
• Furniture Mover: George Barrows
• Man at Coney Island: Chet Brandenburg
• Marching Band Member: Teddy Buckner
• Security: George Calliga
• Actor at Audition: Steve Carruthers
• McKinney: Richard Collier
• Show Spectator: Paul Cristo
• Marching Band Member: Joe Darensbourg
• Waiter: Robert Darin
• Marching Band Member: Mike De Lay
• Lora’s Friend: Elinor Donahue
• Himself (Archive Footage): Adolf Eichmann
• Louis Morton: Cicely Evans
• Iris Dawn: Myrna Fahey
• Show Spectator: George Ford
• Cop: Tedd Hadfield
• Teacher: Lynne Hunter
• Doctor: Nelson Leigh
• Waiter: Paul Levitt
• Doctor: John McNamara
• Watchman: Joseph Mell
• Cop at Funeral: Eddie Parker
• Restaurant Patron: Waclaw Rekwart
• Audience Member: Cosmo Sardo
• Audience Member: Jeffrey Sayre
• Truck Driver: Cap Somers
• Dog Owner: Ted Thorpe
• Kenneth, Lora’s Butler: Napoleon Whiting

Film Crew:

• Editor: Milton Carruth
• Original Music Composer: Henry Mancini
• Sound: Glenn E. Anderson
• Sound: Leslie I. Carey
• Production Manager: Norman Deming
• Costume Designer: Jean Louis
• Visual Effects: Clifford Stine
• Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen
• Art Direction: Richard H. Riedel
• Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman
• Set Decoration: Julia Heron
• Director of Photography: Russell Metty
• Makeup Artist: Del Armstrong
• Costume Designer: Bill Thomas
• Hairstylist: Larry Germain
• Makeup Artist: Bud Westmore
• Songs: Paul Francis Webster
• Original Music Composer: Frank Skinner
• Screenplay: Eleanore Griffin
• Producer: Ross Hunter
• Title Designer: Wayne Fitzgerald
• Director: Douglas Sirk
• Music Supervisor: Joseph Gershenson
• Novel: Fannie Hurst
• Hairstylist: LaVaughn Speer
• Songs: Sammy Fain
• Screenplay: Allan Scott
• Assistant Director: Frank Shaw
• Theme Song Performance: Earl Grant
• Makeup Artist: Lynn F. Reynolds
• Makeup Artist: Nick Marcellino
• Sound: Joe Lapis
• Assistant Director: Wilson Shyer
• Hairstylist: Pat Westmore
• Unit Publicist: Don Morgan
• Musician: Ethmer Roten
• Wardrobe Master: Martha Bunch
• Camera Operator: Eddie Pyle
• Assistant Camera: Ledge Haddow
• Gaffer: Max Nippell
• Props: Robert Laszlo
• Grip: Charles Cowie
• Still Photographer: Rollie Lane
• Assistant Camera: Roy Vaughn
• Wardrobe Master: Rydo Loshak
• Wardrobe Master: Rosamonde Lytele
• Script Supervisor: Luanna Sherman
• Sound: Henry Janssen

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