The bitter and cynical Mae Doyle returns to the fishing village where she was raised after deceptive loves and life in New York. She meets her brother, the fisherman Joe Doyle, and he lodges her in his home. Mae is courted by Jerry D'Amato, a good and naive man that owns the boat where Joe works, and he introduces his brutal friend Earl Pfeiffer, who works as theater's projectionist and is cheated by his wife. She does not like Earl and his jokes, but Jerry considers him his friend and they frequently see each other. Mae decides to accept the proposal of Jerry and they get married and one year later they have a baby girl. When the wife of Earl leaves him, he becomes depressed and Mae, who is bored with her loveless marriage, has an affair with him.
| Release Date: | Jun 1952 |
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| Genre: | Film-Noir / Drama |
| Cast: | Barbara Stanwyck (Mae Doyle D'Amato), Paul Douglas (Jerry D'Amato), Robert Ryan (Earl Pfeiffer), Marilyn Monroe (Peggy), J. Carrol Naish (Uncle Vince), Keith Andes (Joe Doyle), Silvio Minciotti (Papa D'Amato), Tony Martin (Singer of 'I Hear a...), William Bailey (Waiter (uncredited)), Dan Bernaducci (Guest (uncredited)), Dick Coe (Guest (uncredited)), Irene Crosby (Guest (uncredited)), Tony Dante (Fisherman (uncredited)), Roy Darmour (Man (uncredited)), Nancy Duke (Guest (uncredited)), Art Dupuis (Customer (uncredited)), Gil Frye (Man (uncredited)), Helen Hansen (Guest (uncredited)), Frank Kreig (Art the Projectionist (uncredited)), Mario Siletti (Bartender (uncredited)), Bill Slack (Customer (uncredited)), Bert Stevens (Bartender (uncredited)), Deborah Stewart (Baby Gloria (uncredited)), Diane Stewart (Baby Gloria (uncredited)), Julius Tannen (Waiter (uncredited)), Sally Yarnell (Guest (uncredited)) |