A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
Bill Alcorn
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Ramsay Ames
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
George Anderson
- Peterson's Assistant
- (uncredited)
James Anderson
- Diner Customer
- (uncredited)
Robert Arthur
- High School Boy
- (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
Leah Baird
- Police Matron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMichael Curtiz was initially less than keen at working with Joan Crawford. Curtiz was soon won over by Crawford's dedication and hard work.
- GoofsAfter Mildred has left Wally in the beach house with the corpse of Monte, Wally discovers that the doors in the house are locked. He must break the glass in a French door to get out. People can unlock a door from the inside to get out of a house, so breaking the glass would have been unnecessary. However, there is no reason to assume that Wally had the keys or even knew where they were located.
- Quotes
Ida Corwin: [to Wally about his lustful looks in her direction] Leave something on me. I might catch cold.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are presented with a background ocean scene that "washes" the credits on the screen.
- Alternate versionsAlso shown in computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
- SoundtracksYou Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played and sung at Wally's club toward the beginning
Also played when Veda and Ted are at Wally's club
Featured review
Personally, Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young.
Six shots fired and a man falls down dead. Shortly thereafter, we meet a desperate Mildred Pierce who walks along the streets of the night. After a policeman prevented her from jumping into the river, she ends up at a bar where an old acquaintance flirts uncontrollably. They go to her house on the beach, from Mildred suddenly quickly departs. It turns out that it was in this house that the man was shot and soon the police on the spot. During interrogation begins the story of what led up to that fateful night. Mildred tells how she differs from her husband, working upward as a business woman and how she is willing to do absolutely everything to their already spoiled daughter Veda.
Mildred Pierce literally sparkles. Director Michael Curtiz, probably best known for Casablanca, knows how to get the luxurious feel of a grand noir drama. Elegant small transitions, meticulous and dramatic lighting applications, all in classic Hollywood manner, where nothing is left to chance.
The dialog is fabulous. Mildred's right hand Ida is so cool, with the hatching of witty one-liners. Even the ever-swarming Wally Fay is constantly exciting to listen to.
The story in itself is exciting, where you always know roughly how it will end, but not why or what role some of the characters will play. The characters are the driving force. It's about Mildred's efforts to give their daughters the life she had wanted, although it also means she does not listen to what they really want. Then there is a former spouse who is living his new life in the periphery, the friend who is helpful, but not without being sure to reap the rewards of Mildred's success and even a new one that might not be what he appears to be.
Crawford got a well-deserved Oscar for this film.
Mildred Pierce literally sparkles. Director Michael Curtiz, probably best known for Casablanca, knows how to get the luxurious feel of a grand noir drama. Elegant small transitions, meticulous and dramatic lighting applications, all in classic Hollywood manner, where nothing is left to chance.
The dialog is fabulous. Mildred's right hand Ida is so cool, with the hatching of witty one-liners. Even the ever-swarming Wally Fay is constantly exciting to listen to.
The story in itself is exciting, where you always know roughly how it will end, but not why or what role some of the characters will play. The characters are the driving force. It's about Mildred's efforts to give their daughters the life she had wanted, although it also means she does not listen to what they really want. Then there is a former spouse who is living his new life in the periphery, the friend who is helpful, but not without being sure to reap the rewards of Mildred's success and even a new one that might not be what he appears to be.
Crawford got a well-deserved Oscar for this film.
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- Solange ein Herz schlägt
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- $1,453,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $11,584
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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