A Place in the Sun (1951)
| Release Date | 14 August 1951 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Love that paid the severest of all penalties! |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Lake Tahoe, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American drama film based on the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the play, also titled An American Tragedy, which was adapted by Patrick Kearney from the novel. It tells the story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women; one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory and the other a beautiful socialite. The film was directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by Harry Brown and Michael Wilson, and stars Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, and Raymond Burr.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Shepperd Strudwick
Anthony 'Tony' Vickers
Kathryn Givney
Louise Eastman
Walter Sande
Art Jansen, George's Attorney
Lois Chartrand
Marsha
Robert J. Anderson
Eagle Scout
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Party guest
Pat Combs
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Charles Dayton
Det. Kelly
Marilyn Dialon
Frances Brand
Mike Donovan
Prisoner
Frances Driver
Lulu, Vickers' maid
Ralph Dunn
Policeman
Al Ferguson
Bailiff
Ann Fredericks
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Art Gilmore
Trailer Narrator , Radio Broadcaster
Lisa Golm
Eastmans' maid
Marion Gray
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Dolores Hall
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Sam Harris
Man
Len Hendry
Guard
James Horne Jr.
Tom Tipton
Sonny Howe
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Frank Hyers
Guard
Carmencita Johnson
Bit part
Kenner G. Kemp
Courtroom Spectator
Mary Kent
Mrs. Roberts, landlady
Philip Kieffer
Jailer
Louise Lane
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Mike Mahoney
Motorcycle officer
Robert Malcolm
Guard
Martin Mason
Prisoner
Harold McNulty
Jury foreman
Harold Miller
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Lee Miller
Bus driver
Pearl Miller
Miss Newton
Frank Mills
Courtroom Extra
Hans Moebus
William - Butler at Eastman home
Jay Morley
Executive
William B. Murphy
Mr. Whiting
William H. O'Brien
Servant at Eastman's Party
Frank O'Connor
Factory floorman
Ed O'Neill
Deputy
Ezelle Poule
Receptionist
Joe Recht
Prisoner
John M. Reed
Joe Parker
Wallace Scott
Factory guard
Bill Sheehan
Court clerk
Douglas Spencer
Boatkeeper
Larry Steers
Company Executive
Cliff Storey
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Arthur Tovey
Juror
Eric Wilton
Vickers' butler
Frank Yaconelli
Truck driver
Director
Writer
Patrick Kearney
Michael Wilson
Harry Brown
Producer
Ivan Moffat
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
William C. Mellor
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Editor
William Hornbeck
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Art Director
Walter H. Tyler
Set Decorator
Emile Kuri
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman
assistant director
Sound Department
Gene Garvin
sound recordist
Gene Merritt
sound recordist
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
process photography
Loyal Griggs
process photography
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
Music Department
Gerard Carbonara
composer: stock music
Robert Emmett Dolan
composer: stock music
John C. Hammell
music editor
Rudolph G. Kopp
composer: stock music
Roy Webb
music adaptor
Other Crew
Fred Guiol
associate director
Howie Horwitz
assistant to producer
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
,
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Home Video
,
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
Emerald
Paramount
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Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama (1951–1960)
A Place in the Sun
