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A Place in the Sun( 1951)

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Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!

Overview

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Montgomery Clift

      George Eastman

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      Elizabeth Taylor

      Angela Vickers

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      Shelley Winters

      Alice Tripp

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      Anne Revere

      Hannah Eastman

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      Keefe Brasselle

      Earl Eastman

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      Fred Clark

      Defense Attorney Bellows

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      Raymond Burr

      District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe

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      Herbert Heyes

      Charles Eastman

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      Shepperd Strudwick

      Anthony Vickers

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      Frieda Inescort

      Mrs. Ann Vickers

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      Kathryn Givney

      Louise Eastman

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      Walter Sande

      Defense Attorney Art Jansen

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      Ted de Corsia

      Judge R.S. Oldendorff

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      John Ridgely

      Coroner

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      Lois Chartrand

      Marsha Eastman

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      Paul Frees

      Reverend Morrison

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      Robert J. Anderson

      Eagle Scout (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Astor

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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      John Barton

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Lulu Mae Bohrman

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Hazel Boyne

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      John Breen

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Steve Carruthers

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Ken Christy

      Warden (uncredited)

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      Dick Cherney

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Pat Combs

      (uncredited)

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      Frances Curry

      Vickers' Maid Lulu (uncredited)

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      Franklyn Farnum

      Company Executive (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

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      Kathleen Freeman

      Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)

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      Art Gilmore

      Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

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      Kenner G. Kemp

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Mary Kent

      Alice's Landlady Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)

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      Mike Mahoney

      Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

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      Hank Mann

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      (uncredited)

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      William H. O'Brien

      Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)

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      Frank O'Connor

      Factory Floorman (uncredited)

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      Kasey Rogers

      Miss Harper (uncredited)

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      Douglas Spencer

      Boatkeeper (uncredited)

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      Larry Steers

      Company Executive (uncredited)

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      Arthur Tovey

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Vernon

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Josephine Whittell

      Eastman's Secretary Margaret (uncredited)

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      Eric Wilton

      Vickers' Butler (uncredited)

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      Ian Wolfe

      Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)

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      Frank Yaconelli

      Truck Driver (uncredited)

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      Ezelle Poule

      Receptionist (uncredited)

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      Herschel Graham

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 25 2022
    I think anyone who only recalls Dame Elizabeth Taylor from her later life ought to watch this and perhaps they will begin to appreciate just how beautiful and talented she was - and this is by no means her best effort on screen. This film belongs fairly and squarely to Montgomery Clift. He is "George Eastman", a cousin from the less wealthy branch of the family who seeks employment from his uncle "Charles" (Herbert Heyes). He is politely received and given a fairly lowly job, but it's a start and he can reassure his mother (Anne Revere) whilst courting "Alice" (Shelley Winters). Enter the young...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2300000.00

    Revenue

    7000000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • love at first sight
    • ambition
    • trial
    • black and white
    • attraction
    • heiress
    • rowboat
    • courtship
    • unwanted pregnancy
    • secret relationship
    • factory girl
    • social elite
    • moral crisis
    • romantic triangle