A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Acting
Crawford's face does three acts of tragedy without blinking.
Score
Rachmaninoff's 2nd Symphony weaponized for melodrama.
Cinematography
Black-and-white beaches that look like broken dreams.
Director
Jean Negulesco
Joan Crawford
Helen Wright
John Garfield
Paul Boray
Oscar Levant
Sid Jeffers
J. Carrol Naish
Rudy Boray
Joan Chandler
Gina Romney
Tom D'Andrea
Phil Boray
Peggy Knudsen
Florence Boray
Ruth Nelson
Esther Boray
Craig Stevens
Monte Loeffler
Paul Cavanagh
Victor Wright
Richard Gaines
Bauer
John Abbott
Rozner
Robert Blake
Paul Boray as a Child
Tommy Cook
Phil Boray as a Child
Don McGuire
Eddie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Garfield's violin playing was dubbed by professional Isaac Stern, but Garfield trained for months to look convincing.
This was Crawford's comeback after being declared 'box office poison' — she reportedly fought for this role against studio resistance.
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