1953·Drama·1h 36m
7.1
★
A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
Directed by Daniel Mann
dreams
marriage
housewife
postman
childlessness
liquor
boarder
based on play or musical
lodger
alcoholism
art student
grief
loneliness
neighbor
hospital
domestic violence
infatuation
recovering alcoholic
devoted wife
loveless marriage
drunkenness
lost dog
alcoholics anonymous
flirtatious woman
marital crisis
premarital sex
college athlete
knifepoint
long-married couple
falling off the wagon
forced into marriage
slut
idleness
broken dreams
frowsy
resentful husband
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Cast
Burt Lancaster
Doc Delaney
Shirley Booth
Lola Delaney
Terry Moore
Marie Buckholder
Richard Jaeckel
Turk Fisher
Philip Ober
Ed Anderson
Edwin Max
Elmo Huston
Lisa Golm
Mrs. Coffman
Ned Glass
Man at AA Meeting (uncredited)
William Haade
Hospital Intern (uncredited)
Anthony Jochim
Mr. Cruthers (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Milkman (uncredited)
Kitty McHugh
Pearl Stinson, AA Member (uncredited)
Crew
Daniel Mann
Director
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
William Inge
Theatre Play
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
sullen
8.0★ · 01/17/26
Shirley Booth!!🤯
Burt you broke my heart…
Burt you broke my heart…
Shirley Booth!!🤯
Burt you broke my heart…
Burt you broke my heart…
Aisyouu
8.0★ · 10/11/25
Awww she just want an happy marriage
Awww she just want an happy marriage
mimi
8.0★ · 06/05/25
burt said 'baby' 14 times in this btw
burt said 'baby' 14 times in this btw
afamousfeeling
6.0★ · 11/16/24
cautionary tale against marriage. especially if the guy in question is Burt.
cautionary tale against marriage. especially if the guy in question is Burt.
Aidan I
9.3★ · 01/16/23
someone get this poor woman to an alanon meeting
someone get this poor woman to an alanon meeting