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Cliff Barton (Robert Taylor) risks his career over love and business in this Oscar® -nominated* adaptation of Howard Swiggett’s best-selling novel.
Engaged to the niece of George Salt (Burl Ives), his ruthless boss and mentor, vice chairman Barton is sent to London, where he’s been ordered to trick a firm into a merger and take control of their company. Asked by Mrs. Salt (Mary Astor) to check out a local charity project, Barton meets its director, Austrian refugee Miriam Linka (Elisabeth Mueller), and the two soon fall in love.
So when he returns home without a deal and abruptly breaks his engagement, an enraged Salt sets out to use rumors of Linka’s past to force Barton’s resignation. The first b&w film shot in CinemaScope®, The Power and the Prize also marked the Hollywood debut of Swiss actress Mueller. Despite rave reviews, she would make only a few more films before devoting herself to the theater.
* Costume Design (Black–and-White), 1956
Original Release
09/26/1956
US Release
09/26/1956
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Taylor | Cliff Barton |
Elisabeth Müller | Miriam Linka |
Burl Ives | George Salt |
Charles Coburn | Guy Eliot |
Cedric Hardwicke | Mr. Carew |
Mary Astor | Mrs. George Salt |
Niki Dantine | Joan Salt |
Cameron Prud'Homme | Reverend John Barton |
Richard Erdman | Lester Everett |
Ben Wright | Mr. Chutwell |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Taylor | Cliff Barton |
Elisabeth Müller | Miriam Linka |
Burl Ives | George Salt |
Charles Coburn | Guy Eliot |
Cedric Hardwicke | Mr. Carew |
Mary Astor | Mrs. George Salt |
Niki Dantine | Joan Salt |
Cameron Prud'Homme | Reverend John Barton |
Richard Erdman | Lester Everett |
Ben Wright | Mr. Chutwell |
Jack Raine | Mr. Pitt-Semphill |
Thomas Browne Henry | Paul F. Farragut |
Richard Deacon | Howard Carruthers |
Tol Avery | Dan Slocum |
John Banner | Mr. Ruloff |
Max Barwyn | Musician |
Barry Brooks | Hotel Clerk |
Marie Brown | Mrs. Donaldson |
Theona Bryant | Telephone Operator |
Paul Busch | Musician |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nicholas Nayfack | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1957 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |