Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

1951
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1h 18m

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Robert Clarke, Sally Forrest, Claire Trevor, and Carleton G. Young in Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951)

Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.

Director
- Ida Lupino
Writers
- Martha Wilkerson
- John R. Tunis
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6.3/10

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Director
- Ida Lupino
Writers
- Martha Wilkerson
- John R. Tunis
Stars

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Trivia
At the 34-minute mark, Florence is playing a match in Seabright, New Jersey. In the crowd, Robert Ryan and director Ida Lupino (both uncredited) are shown applauding her.

Goofs
Florence looks at her new necklace in the mirror while she is wearing it. The words I LOVE YOU CHAMP are seen in the mirror. They ought to have been backwards.

Connections
Featured in Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)

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8/10

Starts well, then loses steam

The acting and the viewpoint had me riveted in my seat in the first half of this little potboiler, before it turns turgid and never recovers. The tennis scenes are well done. This is one of those movies that seems headed for greatness, but in the end disappoints the viewer.