Mildred Pierce (1945)
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- Approved
- 1h 51min
- Crime, Drama
- 20 Oct 1945 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Joan Crawford | ... |
Mildred Pierce Beragon
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Jack Carson | ... |
Wally Fay
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Zachary Scott | ... |
Monte Beragon
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Eve Arden | ... |
Ida Corwin
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Ann Blyth | ... |
Veda Pierce
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Bruce Bennett | ... |
Bert Pierce
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Lee Patrick | ... |
Maggie Biederhof
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Moroni Olsen | ... |
Inspector Peterson
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Veda Ann Borg | ... |
Miriam Ellis
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Jo Ann Marlowe | ... |
Kay Pierce
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Bill Alcorn | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Betty Alexander | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ramsay Ames | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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George Anderson | ... |
Peterson's Assistant (uncredited)
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James Anderson | ... |
Diner Customer (uncredited)
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Robert Arthur | ... |
High School Boy (uncredited)
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Lynn Baggett | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Leah Baird | ... |
Police Matron (uncredited)
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Buzz Barbee | ... |
Restaurant Passerby (uncredited)
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Dorothy Barrett | ... |
Dorothy (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Arline Bletcher | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Barbara Brown | ... |
Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)
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Elyse Brown | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Doria Caron | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Personnel Man (uncredited)
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John Christian | ... |
Singing Teacher (uncredited)
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Wallis Clark | ... |
Wally's Lawyer (uncredited)
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Chester Clute | ... |
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
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John Compton | ... |
Ted Forrester (uncredited)
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Joyce Compton | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Clancy Cooper | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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David Cota | ... |
Pancho (uncredited)
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Tom Dillon | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Robert Evans | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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James Flavin | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Don Grant | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Angela Greene | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Dorothy Hack | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Shep Houghton | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jack W. Johnston | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Charles Jordan | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Marjorie Kane | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Fred Kelsey | ... |
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
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Richard Kipling | ... |
Personnel Man (uncredited)
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Manart Kippen | ... |
Dr. Gale (uncredited)
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Perk Lazelle | ... |
Attorney's Clerk (uncredited)
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Marion Lessing | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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King Lockwood | ... |
Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Jimmy Lono | ... |
Monte's Houseboy (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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John Marlin | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough | ... |
Police Detective (uncredited)
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Butterfly McQueen | ... |
Lottie (uncredited)
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George Meader | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Mary Ellen Meyran | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Jack Mower | ... |
Jack (uncredited)
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Wedgwood Nowell | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
First Night Diner (uncredited)
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Jack O'Connor | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Jean O'Rourke | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Garry Owen | ... |
Policeman on Pier (uncredited)
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Paul Panzer | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Helen Pender | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Larry Rio | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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William Ruhl | ... |
Personnel Man (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Diner Customer (uncredited)
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Mary Servoss | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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John Sheridan | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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George Tobias | ... |
Mr. Chris (uncredited)
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited)
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Sid Troy | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Johnny Walsh | ... |
Delivery Man (uncredited)
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Joan Wardley | ... |
Wife (uncredited)
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Joan Winfield | ... |
Piano Teacher (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Curtiz | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Ranald MacDougall | ... | (screen play) |
James M. Cain | ... | (novel) |
William Faulkner | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Margaret Gruen | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Albert Maltz | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Louise Randall Pierson | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Catherine Turney | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Margaret Buell Wilder | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Thames Williamson | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Jerry Wald | ... | producer |
Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Max Steiner |
Cinematography by
Ernest Haller | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
David Weisbart |
Art Direction by
Anton Grot | ||
Bertram Tuttle | ... | supervising art director (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Edwin Allen | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Geraldine Cole | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Bill Cooley | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Louis Baum | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Heath | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Dick Moder | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Herbert Plews | ... | props (uncredited) |
Levi C. Williams | ... | assistant props (uncredited) |
Tyrus Wong | ... | art department (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Oliver S. Garretson | ... | sound |
Gerald W. Alexander | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
Robert G. Wayne | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Willard Van Enger | ... | special effects |
Harry Barndollar | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Patrick L. Almanza | ... | digital restoration artist (uncredited) |
Russell Collings | ... | special optical effects (uncredited) |
Paul Detlefsen | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) |
Mario Larrinaga | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Burkett | ... | assistant camera operator (uncredited) |
Frank Evans | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Milton Gold | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
James Goldenhaur | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
William Schurr | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Rene Steffen | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
S.E. Young | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milo Anderson | ... | wardrobe |
Clayton Brackett | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Joan Crawford | ... | wardrobe consultant (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Jeanette Storck | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestral arrangements |
Charles David Forrest | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Herschel Daugherty | ... | dialogue director |
James Leicester | ... | montages |
John Mitchell | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1945) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1946) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Continental Films (1947) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1947) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Dominant Pictures Corporation (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- 20th Century Fox Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1982) (United States) (video)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2001) (France) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD) (snapcase)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (double-billed with "Now Voyager")
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD) (included in "Joan Crawford Collection" box set)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD) (keepcase)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (United States) (DVD) (included in "TCM Joan Crawford Greatest Classic Legends")
- Motion Picture Export Association (MPEA) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (VHS)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video) (CED VideoDisc)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When Mildred Pierce's out-of-work husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom and her complicated relationship with her daughter. Written by Jwelch5742 |
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Taglines | In her heart of hearts she knew it would happen this way ! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,453,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Michael Curtiz was initially less than keen at working with Joan Crawford. Curtiz was soon won over by Crawford's dedication and hard work. See more » |
Goofs | Mildred's house on Corvallis Street in Glendale is shown as a one-story Spanish-style bungalow; however, the interior has a staircase leading to the bedrooms. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962). See more » |
Soundtracks | You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby See more » |
Crazy Credits | The opening credits are presented with a background ocean scene that "washes" the credits on the screen. See more » |
Quotes |
Ida Corwin:
[to Wally about his lustful looks in her direction]
Leave something on me. I might catch cold. See more » |