In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Cast
Lana Turner
Lora Meredith
John Gavin
Steve Archer
Juanita Moore
Annie Johnson
Sandra Dee
Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy
David Edwards
Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
Susie (6)
John Vivyan
Young man
Lee Goodman
Photographer
Ann Robinson
Showgirl
Troy Donahue
Frankie
Sandra Gould
Receptionist
David Tomack
Mr. McKenney
Joel Fluellen
Minister
Jack Weston
Stage manager
Billy House
Fat Man on Beach
Maida Severn
Teacher
Than Wyenn
Romano
Peg Shirley
Fay
Mahalia Jackson
Choir Soloist
Bess Flowers
Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Party Guest
Alex Ball
Audience Member
George Barrows
Furniture Mover
Chet Brandenburg
Man at Coney Island
Teddy Buckner
Marching Band Member
George Calliga
Security
Steve Carruthers
Actor at Audition
Richard Collier
McKinney
Paul Cristo
Show Spectator
Joe Darensbourg
Marching Band Member
Robert Darin
Waiter
Mike De Lay
Marching Band Member
Elinor Donahue
Lora's Friend
Adolf Eichmann
Himself (Archive Footage)
Cicely Evans
Louis Morton
Myrna Fahey
Iris Dawn
George Ford
Show Spectator (uncredited)
Tedd Hadfield
Cop
Lynne Hunter
Teacher
Nelson Leigh
Doctor
Paul Levitt
Waiter
John McNamara
Doctor
Joseph Mell
Watchman
Eddie Parker
Cop at Funeral
Waclaw Rekwart
Restaurant Patron
Cosmo Sardo
Audience Member
Jeffrey Sayre
Audience Member
Cap Somers
Truck Driver
Ted Thorpe
Dog Owner
Napoleon Whiting
Kenneth, Lora's Butler
Rodney Bieber
Moulin Rouge Dancer
Crew
Douglas Sirk
Director
Eleanore Griffin
Screenplay
Allan Scott
Screenplay
Fannie Hurst
Novel
Milton Carruth
Editor
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Wilson Shyer
Assistant Director
Ross Hunter
Producer
Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator
Roy Vaughn
Assistant Camera
Ledge Haddow
Assistant Camera
Jean Louis
Costume Designer
Bill Thomas
Costume Designer
Rosamonde Lytele
Wardrobe Master
Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Master
Martha Bunch
Wardrobe Master
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Pat Westmore
Hairstylist
LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Nick Marcellino
Makeup Artist
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Joe Lapis
Sound
Henry Janssen
Sound
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Paul Francis Webster
Songs
Sammy Fain
Songs
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Luanna Sherman
Script Supervisor
Norman Deming
Production Manager
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Earl Grant
Theme Song Performance
Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
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