Mildred Pierce (1945)
| Release Date | 24 September 1945 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | In her heart of hearts she knew it would happen this way ! |
| Genre | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 26652 Latigo Shore Drive, Malibu, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Melodrama, Family Drama, Film Noir, Crime Drama |
| Mood | High on Emotion |
| Themes | Mothers and Daughters, Success is the Best Revenge, Murder Investigations |
| Tones | Moody, Reflective, Intimate, Talky, Wry |
| Tags | Career, Daughter, Divorce, Family, Homemaker, Investigation, Love Triangle, Murder, Restaurant, Romance, Spoiled, Success, Waiter/waitress |
Mildred Pierce is a 1945 Warner Bros. feature film starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, and Eve Arden in a film noir tale about a long-suffering mother and her ungrateful daughter. The screenplay by Ranald MacDougall, William Faulkner, and Catherine Turney was based upon the 1941 novel Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Jerry Wald with Jack L. Warner as executive producer.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jo Ann Marlowe
Kay Pierce
William Alcorn
Soldier
Betty Alexander
Party Guest
George Anderson
Peterson's assistant
Dorothy Barrett
Dorothy
Elyse Brown
Waitress
Claire Carleton
Thieving Waitress
Doria Caron
Waitress
Wheaton Chambers
Personnel Man
John Christian
Singing Teacher
Chester Clute
Mr. Jones
John Compton
Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester
Clancy Cooper
Policeman
David Cota
Pancho
Tom Dillon
Policeman
Robert Evans
Sailor
Don Grant
Bartender
Dorothy Hack
Teenage girl
Arthur Stuart Hull
First Night Diner With Cane
Charles Jordan
Policeman
Dick Kipling
Personnel Man
Manart Kippen
Dr. Gale
Perk Lazelle
Attorney's Clerk
Jimmy Lono
Monte's Houseboy
Robert Loraine
Man
George Meader
Man
Mary Ellen Meyran
Woman
Harold Miller
Man
Frank O'Connor
First Night Diner
Jack O'Connor
Detective
Garry Owen
Policeman on Pier
Paul Panzer
Waiter
Larry Rio
Reporter
William Ruhl
Personnel Man
Jeffrey Sayre
Diner Customer
Mary Servoss
Nurse
John Sheridan
Clerk
Johnny Walsh
Delivery Man
Joan Wardley
Wife
Director
Writer
Ranald MacDougall
James M. Cain
Catherine Turney
uncredited
Producer
Jack L. Warner
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
David Weisbart
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Art Director
Set Decorator
George James Hopkins
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Makeup Department
Perc Westmore
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Heath
assistant director
Sound Department
Oliver S. Garretson
sound
Special Effects
Willard Van Enger
special effects
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milo Anderson
wardrobe
Music Department
Hugo Friedhofer
orchestral arranger
Other Crew
Herschel Daugherty
dialogue director
James Leicester
montages
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Dominant Pictures Corporation
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Chapel Distribution
Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF)
Warner Home Video
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