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Cast
Ray Milland | As: Don Birnam | |
Jane Wyman | As: Helen St. James | |
Phillip Terry | As: Wick Birnam | |
Howard Da Silva | As: Nat the Bartender | |
Doris Dowling | As: Gloria |
Storyline
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.
Tagline: | The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller! |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Ray Milland |
Don Birnam |
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Jane Wyman |
Helen St. James |
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Phillip Terry |
Wick Birnam |
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Howard Da Silva |
Nat the Bartender |
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Doris Dowling |
Gloria |
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Frank Faylen |
'Bim' Nolan |
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Mary Young |
Mrs. Deveridge |
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Anita Sharp-Bolster |
Mrs. Foley |
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Lilian Fontaine |
Mrs. Charles St. James |
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Frank Orth |
Opera Cloak Room Attendant |
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Lewis L. Russell |
Charles St. James |
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Andy Andrews |
Alcoholic (uncredited) |
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Walter Baldwin |
Man from Albany (uncredited) |
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Harry Barris |
Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) |
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Jess Lee Brooks |
(uncredited) |
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Jack Rube Clifford |
Guard (uncredited) |
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David Clyde |
Dave (uncredited) |
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James Conaty |
Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited) |
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Willa Pearl Curtis |
Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited) |
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John Deauville |
Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson |
Mrs. Frink (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum |
Concert Attendee (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger |
Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
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Jayne Hazard |
M. (uncredited) |
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Ted Hecht |
Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited) |
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Ernest Hilliard |
Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Earle Hyman |
Smoking Man (uncredited) |
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Jerry James |
Male Nurse (uncredited) |
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Stan Johnson |
Nurse (uncredited) |
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Jack W. Johnston |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited) |
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Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky |
Baby (uncredited) |
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Eddie Laughton |
Mr. Brophy (uncredited) |
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Perc Launders |
Doorman (uncredited) |
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Bertram Marburgh |
Jewish Man (uncredited) |
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William Meader |
Hardware Man (uncredited) |
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James Millican |
Nurse (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills |
Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited) |
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Pat Moriarity |
Irishman (uncredited) |
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William Newell |
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) |
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William O'Leary |
Irishman (uncredited) |
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Peter Potter |
Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited) |
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Stanley Price |
Fruit Clerk (uncredited) |
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Craig Reynolds |
George (uncredited) |
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Lester Sharpe |
Jewish Man (uncredited) |
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Lee Shumway |
Guard (uncredited) |
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Douglas Spencer |
Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited) |
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Al Stewart |
Mattress Man (uncredited) |
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Amzie Strickland |
Woman in Bar (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook |
Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited) |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones |
Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) |
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Emmett Vogan |
Doctor (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner |
Mike (uncredited) |
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Milton Wallace |
Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited) |
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Gisela Werbisek |
Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited) |
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Crane Whitley |
Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited) |
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Ernest Whitman |
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) |
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Harry Wilson |
Drunk (uncredited) |
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Isabel Withers |
Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited) |
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Audrey Young |
Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited) |
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Dick Gordon |
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
Directed By
Charles C. Coleman |
Assistant Director |
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Billy Wilder |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Charles Brackett |
Screenplay |
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Billy Wilder |
Screenplay |
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Charles R. Jackson |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Charles Brackett |
Producer |
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Frank Parmenter |
Production Manager |
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Richard Blaydon |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Doane Harrison |
Editorial Manager |
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Doane Harrison |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Wally Westmore |
Makeup Artist |
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Edith Head |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Miklós Rózsa |
Original Music Composer |
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Leo Shuken |
Orchestrator |
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Sidney Cutner |
Orchestrator |
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Joel Moss |
Sound Recordist |
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Stanley Cooley |
Sound Recordist |
Visual Effects
Farciot Edouart |
Visual Effects |
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Gordon Jennings |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
John F. Seitz |
Director of Photography |
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Fred True |
Grip |
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Harlow Stengel |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Art Department
Hans Dreier |
Art Direction |
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Bertram C. Granger |
Set Decoration |
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A. Earl Hedrick |
Art Direction |
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Gene Lauritzen |
Construction Coordinator |
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Jack Colconda |
Props |
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Other Crew
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