A millionaire with a mysterious fiancee hires a detective to discover the truth about her past.A millionaire with a mysterious fiancee hires a detective to discover the truth about her past.A millionaire with a mysterious fiancee hires a detective to discover the truth about her past.
Ricky Allen
- Boy in Library
- (uncredited)
Val Avery
- Pudgey Smith
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaTo prepare herself to play the heroine with a checkered past, Carroll Baker actually worked a shift in an all-night diner (where she went unnoticed), made change in a penny arcade booth, visited a Tijuana brothel and so forth - publicity stunt "research" that was documented in a lengthy February 27 1965 Saturday Evening Post picture story called "The Lady Was A Tramp".
- GoofsIn the library sequence, none of books are marked with the Dewey Decimal System coding or other markings that would enable anyone to easily find or shelve books.
- Quotes
Alan Macklin: You mentioned something about a job.
Frederic Summers: Sylvia West. I want to know who she is. I want to know everything there is to know about Sylvia West. Everything a prospective husband has a right to know.
- ConnectionsReferenced in What's My Line?: Lee Remick (2) (1965)
- SoundtracksSylvia
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music by David Raksin
Sung by Paul Anka
Thru the courtesy of RCA Victor Records
Featured review
The best thing about this movie is the truly first-rate supporting cast: Peter Lawford, Viveca Lindfors, Aldo Ray and Ann Sothern all give outstanding performances. Ann's, in particular, will stay with you long after the movie is over. She's a gem!
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- Also known as
- Das Vorleben der Sylvia West
- Filming locations
- Beverly Amusement Park, 8500 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA(lunch scene after the bookshop)
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- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
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