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Cast
Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce Beragon)Jack Carson (Wally Fay)Zachary Scott (Monte Beragon)Eve Arden (Ida Corwin)Ann Blyth (Veda Pierce)Bruce Bennett (Bert Pierce)Lee Patrick (Maggie Biederhof)Moroni Olsen (Inspector Peterson)Veda Ann Borg (Miriam Ellis)Jo Ann Marlowe (Kay Pierce)Bill Alcorn (Soldier)Betty Alexander (Party Guest)Ramsay Ames (Party Guest)George Anderson (Peterson's Assistant)James Anderson (Diner Customer)Robert Arthur (High School Boy)Lynn Baggett (Waitress)Leah Baird (Police Matron)
Director
Michael Curtiz
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Synopsis
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
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