"Destined to be the most talked about Motion Picture of the Year!" 16 June 1955 Drama 88 mins
Film version of Joseph Kramm's Pulitzer Prize play, about a Broadway playwright driven to a nervous breakdown by his shrewish wife.
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José Ferrer as Jim Downs
June Allyson as Ann Downs
Joy Page as Charlotte Moore
Kendall Clark as Dr. Bellman
Isabel Bonner as Dr. Barrow
Will Kuluva as Ankoritis
Joe Comadore as Major
Billy M. Greene as Schloss
Leigh Whipper as Mr. Carlisle
Richard Benedict as Gregory
Mary Bell as Miss Wingate
Martin Newman as Carlos O'Brien
Herbie Faye as Tager
Somer Alberg as Dr. Schlesinger
Jay Barney as Dr. Kramer
Edward Platt as Harry Downs
José Ferrer Director
Aaron Rosenberg Producer
William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Frank Gross Editor
Saul Bass Title Designer
Ruby R. Levitt Set Decoration
Ketti Frings Screenplay
Frank Skinner Music
Corson Jowett Sound
Leslie I. Carey Sound
Jay A. Morley Jr. Costume Design
Joseph A. Kramm Teleplay
Joan St. Oegger Hairstylist
Joseph Gershenson Music Supervisor
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
The Shrike Trailer
United States 01 September 1955
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