Something to Live For (1952)
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.
Director:
George Stevens
Writer:
Dwight Taylor
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Ray Milland as Alan Miller |
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Joan Fontaine as Jenny Carey |
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Teresa Wright as Edna Miller |
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Herbert Heyes as Crawley |
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Douglas Dick as Baker |
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Richard Derr as Tony Collins |
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Harry Bellaver as Billy |
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Paul Valentine as Albert Forest |
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Ed Agresti as Stage Manager (uncredited) |
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Alex Akimoff as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Eric Alden as Pharaoh (uncredited) |
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Erville Alderson as Critic (uncredited) |
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Richard Barron as Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Lavonne Battle as Slave Girl (uncredited) |
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Genevieve Bell as Old Lady (uncredited) |
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Mari Blanchard as Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
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Raymond Bond as Box Office Man (uncredited) |
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Helen Brown as Miss Purdy (uncredited) |
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Ivan Browning as Porter (uncredited) |
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Sue Carlton as Scholarly Woman (uncredited) |
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Douglas Carter as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Maurice Cass as Critic (uncredited) |
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Lillian Clayes as Old Lady (uncredited) |
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Tom Coleman as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Robert Cornthwaite as Young Man (uncredited) |
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Gerald Courtemarche as Little Boy (uncredited) |
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Dulcie Day as Actress (uncredited) |
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Gloria Dea as Slave Girl (uncredited) |
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Josette Deegan as Slave Girl (uncredited) |
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Jack Deery as Aristocrat (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson as Old Lady (uncredited) |
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Don Dillaway as Executive (uncredited) |
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King Donovan as Stage Manager (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jody Gilbert as Woman in Telephone Booth (uncredited) |
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Joseph J. Greene as Heavy Set Man (uncredited) |
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Robert Haines as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Peter Hansen as Stage Cast Member (uncredited) |
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Marcoreta Hellman as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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James Horne as Young Man (uncredited) |
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John Indrisano as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Sherry Jackson as Child (uncredited) |
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Jerry James as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Passerby on Street (uncredited) |
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Paul King as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Al Kunde as Executive (uncredited) |
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Ann Kunde as Cleaning Woman (uncredited) |
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Jeanne Lafayette as French Woman (uncredited) |
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Rudy Lee as Chris Miller (uncredited) |
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George Lynn as Executive (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Advertising Agency Customer (uncredited) |
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Paul Maxey as Hofstadter (uncredited) |
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Mathew McCue as Usher at Railroad Station (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Pat Mitchell as Johnny Miller (uncredited) |
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Ida Moore as Old Woman with Dog (uncredited) |
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Diana Mumby as Model (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Paul Newlan as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Barry Norton as Man in Tweeds (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited) |
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William J. O'Brien as Bar Customer (uncredited) |
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Patsy O'Byrne as Old Lady (uncredited) |
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Frank Orth as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Eddie Phillips as Business Man (uncredited) |
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Jessie Proctor as Old Lady (uncredited) |
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Sally Rawlinson as Model (uncredited) |
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Kasey Rogers as Stage Cast Member (uncredited) |
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Victor Romito as Young Man (uncredited) |
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Jean Ruth as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Cosmo Sardo as Office Worker (uncredited) |
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Rolfe Sedan as French Man (uncredited) |
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Cora Shannon as Old Lady (uncredited) |
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Bill Sheehan as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Douglas Spencer as Joey (uncredited) |
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Helen Spring as Mrs. Crawley (uncredited) |
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Robert St. Angelo as Slave Boss (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
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Kerry Vaughn as Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Vernon as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Charles Fogel as First-Nighter (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Stevens | Director |
| Writing | Dwight Taylor | Screenplay |
| Directing | Fred Guiol | Other |
| Production | George Stevens | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Art | Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Production | Howie Horwitz | Producer's Assistant |
| Directing | John R. Coonan | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Production | Ivan Moffat | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Tom McAdoo | Editor |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Production Design |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Editor |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | W. Wallace Kelley | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Gene Garvin | Sound Recordist |