Directed by:
Jean NegulescoScreenplay:
Clifford OdetsCinematography:
Ernest HallerCast:
Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J. Carrol Naish, Joan Chandler, Tom D'Andrea, Peggy Knudsen, Craig Stevens, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Gaines (more)Plots(1)
With the help of his encouraging mother, a poor but talented violinist rises in the music world. But he also receives assistance from a married patron of the arts with amorous intentions. Their emotional involvement ultimately has tragic repercussions for both of them. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Joan Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/337/164337552_1af6aa.png)
Joan Crawford
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Sudden Fear (1952)
![John Garfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936893_a3e3ef.jpg)
John Garfield
USA
Best movies:
Anni difficili (1948)
Juarez (1939)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
![Oscar Levant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533874_e1310f.jpg)
Oscar Levant
USA
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
An American in Paris (1951)
![J. Carrol Naish](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/496/162496262_365e7f.png)
J. Carrol Naish
USA
Best movies:
Captain Blood (1935)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
![Joan Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319131_de2350.jpg)
Joan Chandler
USA
Best movies:
Rope (1948)
Humoresque (1946)
Night and Day (1946)
Tom D'Andrea
USA
Best movies:
Silver River (1948)
Dark Passage (1947)
Humoresque (1946)
![Peggy Knudsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/374/159374546_278ef5.jpg)
Peggy Knudsen
USA
Best movies:
The Big Sleep (1946)
A Stolen Life (1946)
Humoresque (1946)
![Craig Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/436/27436942_3d227f.jpg)
Craig Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
![Paul Cavanagh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270350_14348f.jpg)
Paul Cavanagh
UK
Best movies:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
![Richard Gaines](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587950_f8558d.jpg)
Richard Gaines
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Double Indemnity (1944)
![John Abbott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/789/159789778_35b3b8.jpg)
John Abbott
UK
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (1967)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
![Robert Blake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267569_7db598.jpg)
Robert Blake
USA
Best movies:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Lost Highway (1997)
![Fritz Leiber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247402_7ce34a.jpg)
Fritz Leiber
USA
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
![Nestor Paiva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/112/160112212_f4c387.jpg)
Nestor Paiva
USA
Best movies:
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Midnight (1939)
![Tommy Cook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/560/161560728_c465c1.jpg)
Tommy Cook
USA
Best movies:
Stalag 17 (1953)
Humoresque (1946)
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
![Don McGuire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/388/160388665_f0bcc9.jpg)
Don McGuire
USA
Best movies:
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Possessed (1947)
The Tall Stranger (1957)
![Creighton Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272353_490761.jpg)
Creighton Hale
Ireland
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Casablanca (1942)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Monte Blue](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421420_17c187.jpg)
Monte Blue
USA
Best movies:
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
![Patricia Barry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871905_5489d2.jpg)
Patricia Barry
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
Humoresque (1946)
![Bess Flowers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619287_5a558a.jpg)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)