Director: Michael Curtiz

Writer: Ranald MacDougall

From novel: Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain

Music by: Max Steiner

Producer: Jerry Wald

Keywords: Drama, Film Noir

Housewife Mildred Pierce's philandering husband has left her, though she remains devoted to her undeserving daughter Veda. Mildred works her way up from waitress to owner of a chain of restaurants, though never winning manipulative Veda's approval. Told in flashback. Comeback role for Joan Crawford, now signed to Warner, for which she received the Oscar for Best Actress; Mildred Pierce earned 5 other Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and two for Best Supporting Actress.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eve Arden	Actor	30-Apr-1908	12-Nov-1990	The Eve Arden Show
Bruce Bennett	Actor	19-May-1906	24-Feb-2007	Played Tarzan in 1930s movie serials
Ann Blyth	Actor	16-Aug-1928		Mildred Pierce
Veda Ann Borg	Actor	11-Jan-1915	16-Aug-1973	The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Jack Carson	Actor	27-Oct-1910	2-Jan-1963	Two Guys From Milwaukee
Joan Crawford	Actor	23-Mar-1905	10-May-1977	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Moroni Olsen	Actor	27-Jun-1889	22-Nov-1954	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Lee Patrick	Actor	22-Nov-1901	21-Nov-1982	Henrietta Topper on Topper
Zachary Scott	Actor	24-Feb-1914	3-Oct-1965	The Mask of Dimitrios

CAST

Joan Crawford	...   Mildred Pierce Beragon
Jack Carson	...   Wally Fay
Zachary Scott	...   Monte Beragon
with
Eve Arden	...   Ida Corwin
Ann Blyth	...   Veda Pierce Forrester
Bruce Bennett	...   Albert Pierce
Lee Patrick	...   Mrs. Maggie Biederhof
Moroni Olsen	...   Insp. Peterson
Veda Ann Borg	...   Miriam Ellis
Jo Ann Marlowe	...   Kay Pierce

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