Solange ein Herz schlägt

Originaltitel: Mildred Pierce

1945
16
1 Std. 51 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,9/10

29.423

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, and Hans Otto Wendt in Solange ein Herz schlägt (1945)

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

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Eine hart arbeitende Mutter steuert auf eine Katastrophe zu, als sie sich von ihrem Ehemann scheiden lässt und ein erfolgreiches Restaurant eröffnet, um ihre verwöhnte Tochter zu unterstütze... Alles lesenEine hart arbeitende Mutter steuert auf eine Katastrophe zu, als sie sich von ihrem Ehemann scheiden lässt und ein erfolgreiches Restaurant eröffnet, um ihre verwöhnte Tochter zu unterstützen.Eine hart arbeitende Mutter steuert auf eine Katastrophe zu, als sie sich von ihrem Ehemann scheiden lässt und ein erfolgreiches Restaurant eröffnet, um ihre verwöhnte Tochter zu unterstützen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,9/10

29.423

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 Oscar gewonnen
- 3 Gewinne & 6 Nominierungen insgesamt

Soldier
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Betty Alexander

Party Guest
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Ramsay Ames

Party Guest
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George Anderson

Peterson's Assistant
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James Anderson

Diner Customer
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Robert Arthur

High School Boy
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Lynn Baggett

Waitress
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Leah Baird

Police Matron
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Wissenswertes
Michael Curtiz was initially less than keen at working with Joan Crawford. Curtiz was soon won over by Crawford's dedication and hard work.

Patzer
After Mildred has left Wally in the beach house with the corpse of Monte, Wally discovers that the doors in the house are locked. He must break the glass in a French door to get out. People can unlock a door from the inside to get out of a house, so breaking the glass would have been unnecessary. However, there is no reason to assume that Wally had the keys or even knew where they were located.

Zitate
Ida Corwin: [to Wally about his lustful looks in her direction] Leave something on me. I might catch cold.

Crazy Credits
The opening credits are presented with a background ocean scene that "washes" the credits on the screen.

Alternative Versionen
Also shown in computer colorized version.

Verbindungen
Featured in Hollywoods goldene Jahre, Teil 2: Die große Zeit des Tonfilms (1962)

Soundtracks
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played and sung at Wally's club toward the beginning
Also played when Veda and Ted are at Wally's club

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8/10

Joan Crawford wins Best Actress, but Eve Arden has the best line

Joan Crawford plays the title role, a mother who will do anything for her selfish daughter Veda, played by Ann Blyth. Mildred even goes into business, becoming a successful restaurant owner, but Veda is still ungrateful even as her mother has provided her opportunities in society.

Jack Carson plays Wally Fay, a man Mildred manipulates; Zachary Scott is Monte Beragon, another who gets involved in a tragic love triangle of sorts with Crawford's and Blyth's characters. Eve Arden plays Ida Corwin, a friend of Mildred's who later becomes one of her employees, that gets to say some great sassy lines including "Personally, Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young."

Eventually, the daughter gets herself in deep trouble and the mother's sacrifice is made even greater. Directed by Michael Curtiz, and based on the James M. Cain novel with a screenplay by Ranald MacDougall, this essential drama also features Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, Veda Ann Borg, and Butterfly McQueen (uncredited).

Joan Crawford's Academy Award winning Best Actress performance on her first (!) of three nominations. Also Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for Arden (her only!) and Blyth (her only as well). The film, its B&W Cinematography, and MacDougall's (his only) screenplay were also nominated. Added to the National Film Registry in 1996.