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A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American tragedy film based on the 1925 novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the 1926 play, also titled An American Tragedy.It tells the story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women: one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory, and the other a beautiful socialite.
Throughout the 1950s, Clift and Taylor starred together as romantic leads in a total of three films: A Place in the Sun, Raintree County and Suddenly, Last Summer. Their romantic scenes in A Place in the Sun received considerable acclaim for their naturalness and authentic appearance. Taylor remained a loyal friend to Clift until his death.
[57] Executive producer Gail Patrick Jackson had been impressed with Burr's courtroom performance in A Place in the Sun (1951), and she told Burr that he was perfect for Perry Mason but at least 60 pounds (27 kg; 4.3 st) overweight. He went on a crash diet over the following month; he then tested as Perry Mason and was cast in the role. [22]
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American film actress whose career spanned seven decades.She won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972), the latter of which also earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a ...
A Place in the Sun (1951) – drama film inspired by the real-life murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in 1906, which resulted in Gillette's conviction and execution by electric chair in 1908 [31] Air Cadet (1951) – war drama film about United States Air Force (USAF) pilots in training [32]
The 9th Golden Globe Awards also honored the best films of 1951. That year's Golden Globes also marked the first time that the Best Picture category was split into Musical or Comedy, or Drama. A Place in the Sun won Best Motion Picture - Drama, while An American in Paris won Best Motion Picture - Musical or
A Place in the Sun, an American dramatic film; A Place in the Sun (British TV series) (2000–present), a British Channel 4 lifestyle programme about buying property abroad; A Place in the Sun, a Swedish film based on the Liza Marklund novel; A Place in the Sun (South Korean TV series), a 2019 South Korean television series
The Last Outpost (1951) as Sam McQuade; A Place in the Sun (1951) as Coroner; Thunder in God's Country (1951) as Bill Stafford; Half Angel (1951) as Tim McCarey; When the Redskins Rode (1951) as Christopher Gist; When Worlds Collide (1951) as Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited) As You Were (1951) as Captain; The Blue Veil (1951) as Doctor ...