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2. Mildred Pierce (film) - Wikipedia

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   Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American melodrama film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott, also featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett. Based on the 1941 novel by James M. Cain , this was Crawford's first starring role for Warner Bros. after leaving Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .

3. Joan Crawford - Wikipedia

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   Mildred Pierce was a resounding critical and commercial success. It epitomized the lush visual style and the hard-boiled film noir sensibility that defined Warner Bros. movies of the late forties. Crawford earned the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. [42] The success of Mildred Pierce revived Crawford's film

4. Joan Crawford filmography - Wikipedia

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   The Joan Crawford filmography lists the film appearances of American actress Joan Crawford, who starred in numerous feature films throughout a lengthy career that spanned nearly five decades. She made her film debut in Lady of the Night (1925), as a body double for film star Norma Shearer .

5. Ann Blyth - Wikipedia

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   On loan to Warner Brothers, Blyth was cast "against type" as Veda Pierce, the scheming, ungrateful daughter of Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce (1945). Her dramatic portrayal won her outstanding reviews, and she received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [1] Blyth was only 16 when she made the Michael Curtiz film. [3 ...

6. Michael Curtiz - Wikipedia

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   Mildred Pierce (1945) was based on the novel by James M. Cain. [65] Its star, Joan Crawford, gave one of the strongest performances in her career, playing a mother and successful businesswoman who sacrifices everything for her spoiled daughter, played by Ann Blyth. At the time Crawford accepted the part from Warner Bros., her 18-year career at ...

7. Lee Patrick (actress) - Wikipedia

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   Mildred Pierce: Maggie Biederhof Michael Curtiz: Jerry Wald: WB Joan Crawford [34] [82] 1946 The Walls Came Tumbling Down: Susan Lothar Mendes: Albert J. Cohen CP Edgar Buchanan [83] Strange Journey: Mrs. Lathrop James Tinling: Sol M. Wurtzel: 20th Paul Kelly [84] Wake Up and Dream: The Blonde Lloyd Bacon: Walter Morosco: 20th John Payne, June ...

8. Jack Carson - Wikipedia

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   Critics generally agree that Carson's best work was in Mildred Pierce (1945), where he played the perpetually scheming Wally Fay opposite Joan Crawford in the title role. [12] Also in 1945, he played the role of Harold Pierson, the second husband of Louise Randall, played by Rosalind Russell, in Roughly Speaking.

9. Zachary Scott - Wikipedia

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   Back at Warners, Scott was cast in Mildred Pierce (1945) and received much acclaim for his performance as the duplicitous lover of both Joan Crawford and her daughter, and his mysterious murder forms the basis of the plot and frames the film's opening and closing. Variety noted that Scott "makes the most of his character" in "a talented ...