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Mildred Pierce

Michael Curtiz

1945 • 1h 51m

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Mildred Pierce

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Cast

Joan Crawford

Joan CrawfordMildred Pierce

Jack Carson

Jack CarsonWally Fay

Zachary Scott

Zachary ScottMonte Beragon

Eve Arden

Eve ArdenIda Corwin

Ann Blyth

Ann BlythVeda Pierce Forrester

Bruce Bennett

Bruce BennettAlbert 'Bert' Pierce

Lee Patrick

Lee PatrickMaggie Biederhof

Moroni Olsen

Moroni OlsenInspector Peterson

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann BorgMiriam Ellis

Jo Ann Marlowe

Jo Ann MarloweKay Pierce

Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueenLottie (uncredited)

Bill AlcornSoldier (uncredited)

Betty Alexander

Betty AlexanderParty Guest (uncredited)

Ramsay Ames

Ramsay AmesParty Guest (uncredited)

George AndersonPeterson's Assistant (uncredited)

Crew

Michael Curtiz

Michael CurtizDirector

Jerry Wald

Jerry WaldProducer

Max Steiner

Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer

Ernest Haller

Ernest HallerDirector of Photography

James M. Cain

James M. CainNovel

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. WarnerExecutive Producer

Anton Grot

Anton GrotArt Direction

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo FriedhoferOrchestrator

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Mildred Pierce (1945) — Backlot Notes