COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA

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• Release Year: 1952
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Based on William Inge's classic play, Come Back, Little Sheba is the stirring tale of a life-weary couple who rescue hope from the ruins of the past. ; ; Shirley Booth stars in an Academy Award winning performance as Lola, slovenly housewife to Doc Delaney (Burt Lancaster), a recovering alcoholic. The Delaney's life is dull and unchanging, but takes a dramatic turn when the couple take in a charming boarder, Marie (Terry Moore). ; ; Marie becomes the daughter the Delaneys never had. But when Marie takes up with a boorish boyfriend, Doc descends into a jealous tailspin and must once again face the temptations of the bottle. An unforgettable film shimmering with life-truths and dramatic intensity that also nabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing.
• Cast: Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore, Richard Jaeckel, Philip Ober, Edwin Max, Lisa Golm, Walter Kelley, Robert Fuller, Ned Glass, William Haade, Virginia Hall, Anthony Jochim, Peter Leeds, Kitty McHugh, Paul McVey, Beverly Mook, Virginia Mullen, Daniel Mann, Ketti Frings, William Inge
• Director: Daniel Mann
• Runtime: 1:35
• Company: Paramount Pictures
• Media Format: Movie