A lonely middle-aged woman meets a younger man, but their relationship is threatened when the man's troubled past reveals itself.
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Milly Wetherby
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| Cliff Robertson | ... |
Burt Hanson
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| Vera Miles | ... |
Virginia Hanson
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| Lorne Greene | ... |
Mr. Hanson
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| Ruth Donnelly | ... |
Liz Eckhart
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| Shepperd Strudwick | ... |
Dr. Malcolm Couzzens
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Mr. Wetherby
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| Maxine Cooper | ... |
Nurse Evans
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| Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Waitress
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| Frank Gerstle | ... |
Mr. Ramsey
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| Leonard Mudie | ... |
Colonel Hillyer
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| Maurice Manson | ... |
Dr. Masterson
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Bob Hopkins | ... |
Desk Clerk
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Abdullah Abbas | ... |
Mexican Vendor (uncredited)
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| Leon Alton | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Frank Arnold | ... |
Butcher (uncredited)
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| Jim Backus | ... |
Mr. Magoo (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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| Mary Benoit | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Dick Dial | ... |
College Boy (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Concert Attendee Getting Into Car (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| James Gonzalez | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| Dick Gordon | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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James B. Leong | ... |
Grocery Stocker (uncredited)
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| Leota Lorraine | ... |
Cinema-Goer (uncredited)
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| June McCall | ... |
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
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| Tina Menard | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Hans Moebus | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Murphy | ... |
Flower Vendor (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Tony Roux | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joseph Sanchez | ... |
Boy Vendor (uncredited)
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Raymond Sanchez | ... |
Boy Vendor (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| Archie Savage | ... |
Reservation Man (uncredited)
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Robert Sherman | ... |
Paul (uncredited) (voice)
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Owen Song | ... |
Grocery Stocker (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
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Edwin Tuttle | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Ralph Volkie | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Aldrich | ||
Written by
| Jean Rouverol | ... | (written by) & |
| Hugo Butler | ... | (written by) |
| Lewis Meltzer | ... | (written by) |
| Robert Blees | ... | (written by) |
| Jack Jevne | ... | (front for Jean Rouverol and Hugo Butler) |
Produced by
| William Goetz | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hans J. Salter | ... | (as Hans Salter) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Lang | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Michael Luciano | ||
Art Direction by
| William Glasgow | ... | (as Bill Glasgow) |
Set Decoration by
| Eli Benneche | ||
Costume Design by
| Jean Louis | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
| Clay Campbell | ... | makeup artist |
| Helen Hunt | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack R. Berne | ... | assistant director (as Jack Berne) |
Sound Department
| John P. Livadary | ... | recording supervisor (as John Livadary) |
| Ferrol Redd | ... | sound (as Ferol Redd) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Emil Oster | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Morris Stoloff | ... | conductor |
| George Duning | ... | composer: main and end title music (uncredited) |
| Gil Grau | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Nelson Riddle | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1956) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film A. B. (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia C.E.I.A.D. (1956) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia International Films (1956) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia Tristar Television Distribution (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Joan Crawford in the 1950's)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Millicent Wetherby is a middle-aged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Millicent's solitary existence changes when she encounters Burt Hansen a charismatic younger man. As Burt successfully woos her and wins her hand in marriage, rumors begin to surface that Millicent's newfound beau is in fact a deranged maniac. Things grow even more complicated for Millicent when a woman claiming to be Hansen's first wife shows up. As Burt begins to lose control of himself, Millicent ponders the most radical of actions against her husband. Written by alfiehitchie |
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| Taglines | "He was so young - so eager and I was so lonely..." See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In an interview for a much later documentary on Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson recounts his first meeting with her, at her house. Already somewhat intimidated by working with the legendary Crawford, he is let in, then hears her call from poolside, where she's sunning, "Come on out, dear boy. We've been waiting for you." Robertson has nothing but admiration for Crawford's talent and incredible technical discipline. At one point, Director Robert Aldrich wanted Crawford to cry, but only slightly. A tear or two. "Which eye?" Robertson recalls Crawford asking. Then repeats the anecdote, amazed, "'Which EYE?'" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Autumn Leaves See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening credits are shown over a background of...... leaves. See more » |
| Quotes |
Virginia:
Sure, he should be committed! Milly: Of course, you'd want me to commit him, get him out of your life, put him away permanently someplace where he can never again remind either one of you of your horrible guilt; how you and you had committed the ugliest of all possible sins, so ugly that it drove him into the state he's in now! Mr. Hanson: What kind of a woman are you to be satisfied with only half a man? There must be so... Milly: Even when he doesn't know what he's doing, he's a saner man than you are! He's decent and proud. Can you say the same for yourselves? Where's your decency? In what garbage dump, Mr. Hanson? And where's yours, you tramp? Mr. Hanson: I don't have to listen to that! Virginia: She's the one who's crazy! Mr. Hanson: She has to be crazy to put up with that weakling! Milly: You, his loving, doting fraud of a father! And you, you SLUT! You're both so consumed with evil, so ROTTEN! Your filthy souls are too evil for Hell itself! See more » |