Mildred Pierce
Story of a mother's sustained sacrifices for her worthless daughter, and of the whirlwind she eventually reaps.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Mildred Pierce Joan Crawford
- Wally Fay Jack Carson
- Monte Beragon Zachary Scott
- Ida Korvin Eve Arden
- Veda Pierce Ann Blyth
- Bert Pierce Bruce Bennett
- Maggie Binderhof Lee Patrick
- Inspector Peterson Moroni Olsen
- Miriam Ellis Veda Ann Borg
- Kay Pierce Jo Ann Marlowe
- [policeman on pier] Garry Owen
- [policeman] Tom Dillon
- [policeman] Clancy Cooper
- [Joe, detective] James Flavin
- [detective] John O'connor
- [policeman] Charles Jordan
- [reporter] Larry Rio
- [Jack, the mailman] George Meader
- [delivery man] Johnny Walsh
- [waitress] Joyce Compton
- [waitress] Lynne Baggett
- [waitress] Marion Lessing
- [waitress] Doria Caron
- [waitress] Marjorie 'Babe' Kane
- [waitress] Elyse Brown
- [Lottie] Butterfly Mcqueen
- [houseboy] Jimmy Lono
- [Dr Gale] Manart Kippen
- [nurse] Mary Servoss
- [Peterson's assistant] George Anderson
- [Ted Forrester] John Compton
- [bartender] Don Grant
- [Mr Jones] Chester Clute
- [Mrs Forrester] Barbara Brown
- [Mr Williams] Charles Trowbridge
- [waiter] Paul Panzer
- [sailor] Bob Evans
- [Wally's lawyer] Wallis Clark
- [Pancho] David Cota
- [Mr Chris] George Tobias
- [high school boy] Robert Arthur
- [party guest] Ramsay Ames
- [police matron] Leah Baird
- [singing teacher] John Christian
- [piano teacher] Joan Winfield
- [attorney's clerk] Park Lazelle
- [soldier] William Alcorn
- [clerk] John Sheridan
- [party guest] Angela Greene
- [party guest] Betty Alexander
- [party guest] Helen Pender
- [personnel man] Richard Kipling
- [personnel man] Wheaton Chambers
- [personnel man] William Ruhl
- [wife] Jeanne Wardley
- [.] Harold Miller
- [.] Mary Ellen Meyran
- [.] Jean Lorraine
- [.] Bob Locke Lorraine
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Michael Curtiz
- [Assistant Director] Frank Heath
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Dick Moder
Production
- ©/Presents Warner Bros.
- Production Company First National
- Executive Producer Jack L. Warner
- Produced by Jerry Wald
- [Unit Manager] Lou Baum
Writing
- Screen Play by Ranald Macdougall
- [Contributing Writer] Catherine Turney
- [Contributing Writer] Albert Maltz
- [Contributing Writer] Margaret Gruen
- [Contributing Writer] Margaret Buell Wilder
- [Contributing Writer] Thames Williamson
- [Contributing Writer] William Faulkner
- [Contributing Writer] Louise Randall Pierson
- Based on the novel by James M. Cain
Photography
- Director of Photography Ernest Haller
- [2nd Camera] William Schurr
- [Camera Operator] Frank Evans
- [Assistant Camera Operator] Frank Burkett
- [Gaffer] James Goldenhaur
- [Best Boy] Rene Steffen
- [Grip] S.E. Young
Stills
- [Stills] Milton Gold
Special Effects
- [Matte Paintings] Paul Detlefsen
- [Matte Paintings] Mario Larrinaga
- Special Effects by Willard Van Enger
- [Special Effects] Harry Barndollar
Editing
- Film Editor David Weisbart
- Montages by James Leicester
Design
- Art Director Anton F. Grot
- [Supervisiong Art Director] Bertram Tuttle
- Set Decorations by George James Hopkins
- [Props] Limey Plews
- [Assistant Props] Levi C. Williams
Costumes
- Wardrobe by Milo Anderson
- [Wardrobe] Clayton Brackett
- [Wardrobe] Jeanette Storck
Make-up
- Makeup Artist Perc Westmore
- [Make-up] Bill Cooley
- [Make-up] Eddie Allen
- [Hairstylist] Geraldine Cole
Film processing
- [Special Optical Effects] Russell Collings
Music
- Music by Max Steiner
- Musical Director Leo F. Forbstein
- Orchestral Arrangements Hugo Friedhofer
Sound
- [Music Mixer] David Forrest
- Sound by Oliver S. Garretson
- Sound System RCA
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] Gerald W. Alexander
- [Re-recording/Effects Mixer] Robert G. Wayne
Consultant
- Dialogue Director Herschel Daugherty
Publicity
- [Publicity] John Mitchell
