Solange ein Herz schlägt (1945)
Mildred Pierce ist eine junge Frau, die jedoch in unglücklicher Ehe lebt. Ihr einziger Lichtblick in der Welt ist ihre Tochter Veda, welche jedoch vom Geld der Familie relativ verzogen geraten ist. Als sie von ihrem Ehemann verlassen wird, steht Mildred mittellos mit ihrer Tochter auf der Straße. Um durchzukommen, beginnt sie in einem Restaurant als Kellnerin zu arbeiten. Hierbei schafft sie es, sich durch Geschick und Tüchtigkeit herauszuarbeiten und nach einigen Jahren kann sie, durch die Unterstützung des Geschäftsmanns Wally und des Lebemanns Monte, ihr eigenes Restaurant eröffnen. Eine wahre Erfolgsgeschichte, entwickelt sich doch schon bald eine ganze Kette aus dem einen Restaurant. Doch der Erfolg der Mutter, ist der nun herangewachsenen Veda nicht genug und so schmeißt sie sich, mit Blick auf das Geld gerichtet, an Monte heran, mit dem Mildred zu dem Zeitpunkt allerdings glücklich verheiratet ist…
Der Regisseur:
Michael Curtiz
Der Autor:
Ranald MacDougall
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Joan Crawford as Mildred Pierce |
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Jack Carson as Wally Fay |
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Zachary Scott as Monte Beragon |
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Eve Arden as Ida Corwin |
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Ann Blyth as Veda Pierce Forrester |
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Bruce Bennett as Albert 'Bert' Pierce |
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Lee Patrick as Maggie Biederhof |
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Moroni Olsen as Inspector Peterson |
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Veda Ann Borg as Miriam Ellis |
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Jo Ann Marlowe as Kay Pierce |
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Butterfly McQueen as Lottie (uncredited) |
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Bill Alcorn as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Betty Alexander as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Ramsay Ames as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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George Anderson as Peterson's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Robert Arthur as High School Boy (uncredited) |
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Lynn Baggett as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Leah Baird as Police Matron (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Barrett as Dorothy (uncredited) |
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Barbara Brown as Mrs. Forrester (uncredited) |
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Claire Carleton as Thieving Waitress (uncredited) |
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Doria Caron as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Wheaton Chambers as Personnel Man (uncredited) |
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Wallis Clark as Wally's Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Chester Clute as Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
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John Compton as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited) |
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Joyce Compton as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Clancy Cooper as Policeman (uncredited) |
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David Cota as Pancho (uncredited) |
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Tom Dillon as Policeman (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Detective (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Angela Greene as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Hack as Little Girl (uncredited) |
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Arthur Stuart Hull as First Night Diner With Cane (uncredited) |
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Charles Jordan as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Marjorie Kane as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Fred Kelsey as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited) |
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Richard Kipling as Personnel Man (uncredited) |
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Manart Kippen as Dr. Gale (uncredited) |
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Marion Lessing as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Lono as Monte's Houseboy (uncredited) |
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Jean Lorraine as Woman (uncredited) |
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George Meader as Man (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Man (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Jack the Mailman (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as First Night Diner (uncredited) |
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Garry Owen as Policeman on Pier (uncredited) |
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Paul Panzer as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Larry Rio as Reporter (uncredited) |
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William Ruhl as Personnel Man (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Diner Customer (uncredited) |
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Mary Servoss as Nurse (uncredited) |
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George Tobias as Mr. Chris (uncredited) |
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Charles Trowbridge as Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Johnny Walsh as Delivery Man (uncredited) |
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Joan Winfield as Piano Teacher (uncredited) |
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John Christian as Singing Teacher (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ranald MacDougall | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Weisbart | Editor |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Writing | James M. Cain | Novel |
| Production | Jerry Wald | Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Frank Heath | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Harry Barndollar | Special Effects |
| Directing | Dick Moder | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Willard Van Enger | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Allen | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Sound | Oliver S. Garretson | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Cooley | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Robert G. Wayne | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Camera | Milton Gold | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Herschel Daugherty | Dialogue |
| Camera | William Schurr | Additional Camera |
| Art | Bertram Tuttle | Supervising Art Director |
| Crew | James Leicester | Other |
| Visual Effects | Paul Detlefsen | Matte Painter |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
