A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Robert Blake
- Paul Boray (as a Child)
- (as Bobby Blake)
Peg La Centra
- Night Club Singer
- (as Peg LaCentra)
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- TriviaJohn Garfield, a method actor, tried to obtain an emotional bond with the character Joan Crawford played by looking deeply into her eyes which very much unnerved Crawford, who told the director: "Tell him to stop looking at me!"
- GoofsIn the scene where Paul Boray is practicing on stage in his shirt sleeves, you can see the top of the head of a man crouched down behind him. This has to be one of the violinists who did the playing for John Garfield by reaching around him.
- Quotes
Sid Jeffers: It isn't what you are, it's what you don't become that hurts. Idealism is a luxury for the very young.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are presented on the turning pages of the sheet music for the composition "Humoresque".
- ConnectionsEdited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Featured review
Perhaps Joan's Finest Hour
The film is over 2 hours long, but Crawford only has about 1 hour of film time in it, and it is surely one of her finest performances and finest films in her lengthy career. She plays a married socialite who takes particular interest in a rising concert violinst (played by Garfield). This is one of my favorite movies of all time and yes the ending is one of the greatest of all times. ***1/2 out of ****.
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- nickandrew
- Nov 7, 1999
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- Budget
- $2,164,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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