1945 • NR • 1h 51m
7.6/10
(385 users) 
Overview
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful re A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
7.6/10
(385 users) Cast / Crew 
Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce 
Jack Carson Wally Fay 
Zachary Scott Monte Beragon 
Eve Arden Ida Corwin 
Ann Blyth Veda Pierce Forrester 
Bruce Bennett Albert 'Bert' Pierce 
Lee Patrick Maggie Biederhof 
Moroni Olsen Inspector Peterson 
Veda Ann Borg Miriam Ellis 
Jo Ann Marlowe Kay Pierce 
Butterfly McQueen Lottie (uncredited) 
Bill Alcorn Soldier (uncredited) 
Betty Alexander Party Guest (uncredited) 
Ramsay Ames Party Guest (uncredited) George Anderson Peterson's Assistant (uncredited) 
Michael Curtiz Director 
Ranald MacDougall Screenplay 
Jerry Wald Producer 
Max Steiner Original Music Composer 
Ernest Haller Director of Photography David Weisbart Editor George James Hopkins Set Decoration Milo Anderson Costume Design 
James M. Cain Novel 
Jack L. Warner Executive Producer Anton Grot Art Direction Perc Westmore Makeup Artist Edwin Allen Makeup Artist Bill Cooley Makeup Artist Frank Heath Assistant Director
Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce Jack Carson Wally Fay Zachary Scott Monte Beragon Eve Arden Ida Corwin Ann Blyth Veda Pierce Forrester Bruce Bennett Albert 'Bert' Pierce Lee Patrick Maggie Biederhof Moroni Olsen Inspector Peterson Veda Ann Borg Miriam Ellis Jo Ann Marlowe Kay Pierce Butterfly McQueen Lottie (uncredited) Bill Alcorn Soldier (uncredited) Betty Alexander Party Guest (uncredited) Ramsay Ames Party Guest (uncredited) George Anderson Peterson's Assistant (uncredited) Michael Curtiz Director Ranald MacDougall Screenplay Jerry Wald Producer Max Steiner Original Music Composer Ernest Haller Director of Photography David Weisbart Editor George James Hopkins Set Decoration Milo Anderson Costume Design James M. Cain Novel Jack L. Warner Executive Producer Anton Grot Art Direction Perc Westmore Makeup Artist Edwin Allen Makeup Artist Bill Cooley Makeup Artist Frank Heath Assistant Director 
Keywords
daughter infidelity husband wife relationship restaurant snob business woman promise spoiled child film noir murder black and white beach house frame up ex-husband ex-wife relationship told in flashback nightclub singer mother daughter estrangement business partner ungrateful child mother daughter relationship
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