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Something to Live For

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Calorie Rating: 125
Released: 1952-03-07
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Studios: Paramount Pictures,

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Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.

Director / Directors

George Stevens

Director

Fred Guiol

Other

John R. Coonan

Assistant Director

Cast

Ray Milland

Character: Alan Miller

Joan Fontaine

Character: Jenny Carey

Teresa Wright

Character: Edna Miller

Herbert Heyes

Character: Crawley

Douglas Dick

Character: Baker

Richard Derr

Character: Tony Collins

Harry Bellaver

Character: Billy

Paul Valentine

Character: Albert Forest

Ed Agresti

Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)

Alex Akimoff

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Character: Pharaoh (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Character: Critic (uncredited)

Richard Barron

Character: Headwaiter (uncredited)

Lavonne Battle

Character: Slave Girl (uncredited)

Genevieve Bell

Character: Old Lady (uncredited)

Mari Blanchard

Character: Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Raymond Bond

Character: Box Office Man (uncredited)

Helen Brown

Character: Miss Purdy (uncredited)

Ivan Browning

Character: Porter (uncredited)

Sue Carlton

Character: Scholarly Woman (uncredited)

Douglas Carter

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

Character: Critic (uncredited)

Lillian Clayes

Character: Old Lady (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Character: Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Character: Young Man (uncredited)

Gerald Courtemarche

Character: Little Boy (uncredited)

Dulcie Day

Character: Actress (uncredited)

Gloria Dea

Character: Slave Girl (uncredited)

Josette Deegan

Character: Slave Girl (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Character: Aristocrat (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Character: Old Lady (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

Character: Executive (uncredited)

King Donovan

Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Character: Woman in Telephone Booth (uncredited)

Joseph J. Greene

Character: Heavy Set Man (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Peter Hansen

Character: Stage Cast Member (uncredited)

Marcoreta Hellman

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

James Horne

Character: Young Man (uncredited)

John Indrisano

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Sherry Jackson

Character: Child (uncredited)

Jerry James

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Character: Passerby on Street (uncredited)

Paul King

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Kunde

Character: Executive (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Character: Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

Jeanne Lafayette

Character: French Woman (uncredited)

Rudy Lee

Character: Chris Miller (uncredited)

George Lynn

Character: Executive (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Character: Advertising Agency Customer (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Character: Hofstadter (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Character: Usher at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Pat Mitchell

Character: Johnny Miller (uncredited)

Ida Moore

Character: Old Woman with Dog (uncredited)

Diana Mumby

Character: Model (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Character: Bartender (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Character: Man in Tweeds (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien

Character: Bar Customer (uncredited)

Patsy O'Byrne

Character: Old Lady (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

Eddie Phillips

Character: Business Man (uncredited)

Jessie Proctor

Character: Old Lady (uncredited)

Sally Rawlinson

Character: Model (uncredited)

Kasey Rogers

Character: Stage Cast Member (uncredited)

Victor Romito

Character: Young Man (uncredited)

Jean Ruth

Character: Secretary (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Character: Office Worker (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

Character: French Man (uncredited)

Cora Shannon

Character: Old Lady (uncredited)

Bill Sheehan

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Character: Bartender (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

Character: Joey (uncredited)

Helen Spring

Character: Mrs. Crawley (uncredited)

Robert St. Angelo

Character: Slave Boss (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Character: Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Kerry Vaughn

Character: Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Character: First-Nighter (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Dwight Taylor

Screenplay

George Stevens

Producer

Edith Head

Costume Design

George Barnes

Director of Photography

Victor Young

Original Music Composer

Ivan Moffat

Associate Producer

William Hornbeck

Editor

Tom McAdoo

Editor

Hal Pereira

Production Design

Walter H. Tyler

Production Design

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Gene Garvin

Sound Recordist

Gene Merritt

Sound Recordist

Farciot Edouart

Visual Effects

W. Wallace Kelley

Visual Effects

Sidney Cutner

Orchestrator

George Parrish

Orchestrator

Leo Shuken

Orchestrator

Howie Horwitz

Producer's Assistant