Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White and the wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw. Nesbit marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. A fictionalized account of true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.
Costume
Joan Collins dripping in period-accurate excess — the gowns deserve billing.
Production
Lavish recreation of Stanford White's iconic Madison Square Garden.
Director
Richard Fleischer
Ray Milland
Stanford White
Joan Collins
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Farley Granger
Harry Kendall Thaw
Luther Adler
Delphin Delmas
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Mrs. Thaw
Glenda Farrell
Mrs. Nesbit
Frances Fuller
Mrs. Elizabeth White
Phillip Reed
Robert Collier
Gale Robbins
Gwen Arden
John Hoyt
William Travers Jerome
Robert F. Simon
Stage Manager (as Robert Simon)
Harvey Stephens
Dr. Hollingshead DDS
Emile Meyer
Hunchbacher
Henry Kulky
Prisoner (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The actual red velvet swing from White's studio was displayed at the trial; the film recreated it based on courtroom sketches since photos were destroyed.
This case invented the 'trial of the century' media circus — think O.J. Simpson with telegraphs and hatpin hats. The public literally wore buttons picking sides: 'Stanford White' or 'Harry Thaw.'
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