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Constance MacKenzie (Lana Turner) is the single mother of a beautiful teen (Diane Varsi). While Constance and the other parents in a picture-perfect New Hampshire town strive to keep their teenagers on the straight and narrow, scandals take place around them: A drunken school caretaker traumatizes his stepdaughter, which prompts a murder, a trial and the revelation that nothing is as it seems in this beautifully photographed, spell-binding drama filled with top-notch performances.
Original Release
12/13/1957
US Release
12/13/1957
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lana Turner | Constance MacKenzie |
Lee Philips | Michael Rossi |
Lloyd Nolan | Dr. Swain / Dr. Matthew Swain |
Arthur Kennedy | Lucas Cross |
Russ Tamblyn | Norman Page |
Terry Moore | Betty Anderson |
Hope Lange | Selena Cross |
Diane Varsi | Allison MacKenzie |
David Nelson | Ted Carter |
Barry Coe | Rodney Harrington |
Directors
Writers
John Michael Hayes, Grace Metalious
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lana Turner | Constance MacKenzie |
Lee Philips | Michael Rossi |
Lloyd Nolan | Dr. Swain / Dr. Matthew Swain |
Arthur Kennedy | Lucas Cross |
Russ Tamblyn | Norman Page |
Terry Moore | Betty Anderson |
Hope Lange | Selena Cross |
Diane Varsi | Allison MacKenzie |
David Nelson | Ted Carter |
Barry Coe | Rodney Harrington |
Betty Field | Nellie Cross |
Mildred Dunnock | Miss Elsie Thornton |
Leon Ames | Mr. Harrington / Leslie Harrington |
Lorne Greene | Prosecutor / District Attorney |
Robert H. Harris | Seth Bushwell |
Tami Conner | Margie |
Staats Cotsworth | Charles Partridge |
Peg Hillias | Marion Partridge |
Erin O'Brien-Moore | Mrs. Evelyn Page / Mrs. Page |
Robert Adler | Jury Foreman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jerry Wald | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1958 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1958 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1958 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
1958 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
1958 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Won |