A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
- Won 6 Oscars
- 15 wins & 10 nominations total
Robert J. Anderson
- Eagle Scout
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn her autobiography, Shelley Winters described producer and director George Stevens' way of working: "He would discuss the scene, but not the lines, and would photograph the second or third rehearsal so the scene had an almost improvisatory quality. Stevens would print the first take, then spend the next three hours minutely rehearsing the scene, then film it again. He explained to me that in this way he often got actors' unplanned reactions that were spontaneous and human and often exactly right. And often when actors overintellectualize or plan their reactions, they aren't as good."
- GoofsAlice Tripp is wearing different shoes when she starts walking home from the movie with George Eastman than she is when they are close to where she lives. When Shelley Winters pointed out to director George Stevens that the brown and white shoes she was wearing turned to black when she walked around the corner, the director refused to reshoot the scene. According to Winters, he said, "If they're looking at her feet, I can go home."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
Featured review
Ahead of it's time and deserving of all praise.
This film is very different from anything of it's time that I have ever seen.A man has a one night stand with a coworker and gets her pregnant.THEN he meets the woman of his dreams,the woman with everything;charm,good looks and Daddy's money.We then have a man who is torn between choosing to have it all and doing the right thing.The result of his struggles ends up very tragically as you will see.I was very taken aback by the film's sexual overtones,though it was only hinted at,of course.With the barrage of remakes in recent years,I am surprised it has not been remade with stronger sexual content.This is a very enjoyable film with good performances all around,particularly those of Shelley Winters and Monty Clift.Liz Taylor's strong screen presence is also a delight.A definite thumbs up.
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- SmileysWorld
- Nov 10, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,295,304 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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