A Life of Her Own (1950)
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- Passed
- 1h 48min
- Drama, Mystery
- 01 Sep 1950 (USA)
- Movie
A girl from Kansas arrives in New York City to become a model. Her further success brings her before moral choice.
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Stars:
Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Lana Turner | ... |
Lily Brannel James
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Steve Harleigh
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| Tom Ewell | ... |
Tom Caraway
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| Louis Calhern | ... |
Jim Leversoe
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| Ann Dvorak | ... |
Mary Ashlon
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| Barry Sullivan | ... |
Lee Gorrance
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| Margaret Phillips | ... |
Nora Harleigh
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| Jean Hagen | ... |
Maggie Collins
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| Phyllis Kirk | ... |
Jerry
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| Sara Haden | ... |
Smitty
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| Hermes Pan | ... |
Specialty Dancer
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| Dorothy Abbott | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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John Albright | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Richard Anderson | ... |
Hosiery Man (uncredited)
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| Harry Barris | ... |
Party Piano Player (uncredited)
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Joe Bautista | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Tom Bernard | ... |
Adam (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Whit Bissell | ... |
Rental Agent (uncredited)
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| Madge Blake | ... |
Regent Studios' Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
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| David Bond | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Carol Brannon | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Carol Brewster | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Clifford Brooke | ... |
(uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Cocktail Lounge Patron (uncredited)
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Donia Bussey | ... |
(uncredited)
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| John Butler | ... |
Tobacco Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
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William Cabanne | ... |
(uncredited)
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Sue Carlton | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Bridget Carr | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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| Steve Carruthers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Sue Casey | ... |
(uncredited)
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Bob Cautiero | ... |
Man in Vogue Office (uncredited)
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| Andre Charisse | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lyle Clark | ... |
(uncredited)
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| David Clarke | ... |
Charlie, Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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Sally Cooper | ... |
(uncredited)
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| John Crawford | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Cross | ... |
Drunken Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Florence Cunningham | ... |
Spinster (uncredited)
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| Victor Cutler | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Frankie Darro | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Alice Darrow | ... |
Woman on Mezzanine (uncredited)
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| Barbara Darrow | ... |
(uncredited)
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Pat Davies | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Daniel De Jonghe | ... |
(uncredited)
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| George Dee | ... |
(uncredited)
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Beth Douglas | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Michael Dugan | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Kenne Duncan | ... |
Man Asking Invitation (uncredited)
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| Marlo Dwyer | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Helen Eby-Rock | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Elaine Edwards | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Harry Ellerbe | ... |
(uncredited)
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Harry Evans | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
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Janey Fay | ... |
Canasta Player (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Flournoy | ... |
Caraway Receptionist (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Cocktail Lounge Patron (uncredited)
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| George Ford | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Kathleen Freeman | ... |
Switchboard Operator, Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
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Kenneth Garcia | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Beverly Garland | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Frank Gerstle | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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| James Gonzalez | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Gertrude Graner | ... |
Woman Photographer (uncredited)
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Glen Gregory | ... |
Ventriloquist (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Cocktail Lounge Patron (uncredited)
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| Patricia Hall | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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| Stuart Hall | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Charlene Hardey | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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| Percy Helton | ... |
Hamburger Proprietor (uncredited)
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Lars Hensen | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Gil Herman | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Georgia Holt | ... |
Agency Model (uncredited)
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James Horne Jr. | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Jane Howard | ... |
(uncredited)
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Marlene Hoyt | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Ann Hunter | ... |
Miss Lamson (uncredited)
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Roberta Johnson | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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| Robert Emmett Keane | ... |
Hosiery Man (uncredited)
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Bert Keyes | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Paul Kramer | ... |
Airport Gateman (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Meredith Leeds | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Queenie Leonard | ... |
Hotel Matron (uncredited)
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Margie Liszt | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Arthur M. Loew Jr. | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Lee Lynn | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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John Marlin | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Mickey Martin | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Louis Mason | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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| John Maxwell | ... |
Executive (uncredited)
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Keith McConnell | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Walter McGrail | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Cocktail Lounge Patron (uncredited)
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| Maura Murphy | ... |
Regent Studios' Receptionist (uncredited)
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Kerry O'Day | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Christopher Olsen | ... |
Pete, Maggie's Son (uncredited)
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Charles Owens | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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| Sarah Padden | ... |
Overseer (uncredited)
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Diantha Pattison | ... |
(uncredited)
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Hilda Plowright | ... |
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Ann Robinson | ... |
Woman Showing Legs (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Tom Seidel | ... |
Bob Collins (uncredited)
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| Bernard Sell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Bob Stebbins | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Ruthelma Stevens | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Claude Stroud | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Brick Sullivan | ... |
Man Outside Dressing Room (uncredited)
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| Beverly Thompson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Peter M. Thompson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Claudette Thornton | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Dorothy Tree | ... |
Caraway Secretary (uncredited)
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| Lurene Tuttle | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Joan Valerie | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Ray Walker | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Geraldine Wall | ... |
Hosiery Woman (uncredited)
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Alice Wallace | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Johnny Walsh | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Bunny Waters | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Carol Webster | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Danny Welton | ... |
Man Selling Jalopy (uncredited)
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Carol West | ... |
(uncredited)
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Marjorie Wood | ... |
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Victor Wood | ... |
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
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Wilson Wood | ... |
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Cukor | ||
Written by
| Isobel Lennart | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Voldemar Vetluguin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bronislau Kaper | ||
Cinematography by
| George J. Folsey | ... | director of photography (as George Folsey) |
Editing by
| George White | ||
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
| Arthur Lonergan | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair designer |
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup designer (as William J. Tuttle) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Greenwood | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Howard W. Koch | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Henry Grace | ... | associate set decorator (as Henry W. Grace) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Helen Rose | ... | gowns: Lana Turner |
| Rudi Gernreich | ... | costumes: Lana Turner (uncredited) |
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Johnny Green | ... | conductor |
| Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Jakob Gimpel | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jack Marshall | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Si Zentner | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Peter Ballbusch | ... | montage sequence |
| Liz Hanson | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Betty Seland | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Small-town Kansas girl Lily James is the latest model working for the Thomas Callaway Agency in New York City. Despite her small-town roots, Lily is streetwise because of her tough growing-up experiences, so she is a good judge of character. She believes she can escape her troubles through professional success. Because of her hard work ethic, she quickly rises to the top of her profession. She attracts the attention of Steve Harleigh, a wealthy copper-mine owner and they fall in love, despite the facts that he lives and works--and has a wife--in Montana. Steve feels guilty about his marital infidelity as his wife Nora is physically disabled from a car accident that was his fault. Lily must decide if her own happiness is worth destroying the life of a woman--an invalid--she's never met. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | LANA...as Lily James...a girl who knew what she wanted...and almost got it! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,818,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The ending in the original script had washed-up model Lily James, played by Lana Turner, at forty-five years of age working as a hotel maid. The original ending as filmed had Lily James committing suicide, following in the footsteps of Mary Ashton, the older model Lily meets earlier in the film who jumps to her death from a window. After filming finished in late March 1950 the film was shown to test audiences who gave such a negative reaction to this ending that retakes were done in mid-April 1950, to provide the film with the happier ending that's used in the finished film, much to the dismay of director George Cukor. See more » |
| Goofs | Lily James appears as "Top Model" on the cover of a Life magazine being read by Jim Leversoe. The scene immediately dissolves to the cover of the same Life magazine in a plane with Steve Harleigh, but the cover shot of the Life magazine on the plane is an entirely different pose (but the same outfit and hairdo). See more » |
| Soundtracks | A Life of Her Own See more » |
| Quotes |
Mary Ashlon:
Nobody can help anybody. See more » |