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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... | Jessica Drummond | |
| George Brent | ... | Maj. Scott Landis | |
| Warner Anderson | ... | Frank Everett | |
| Lucile Watson | ... | Mrs. Mary Kimball | |
| John Ridgely | ... | Cary Abbott | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Ginna Abbott | |
| Jerome Cowan | ... | George Van Orman | |
| Esther Dale | ... | Anna | |
| Scotty Beckett | ... | Kim Drummond | |
| Leona Maricle | ... | Riette Van Orman | |
| Mary Servoss | ... | Mary | |
| Cecil Cunningham | ... | Mrs. Stella Thompson | |
| Janis Wilson | ... | Penny Boardman | |
| Ann E. Todd | ... | Gretchen Van Orman | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bobby Cooper | ... | Keith Drummond | |
| Leah Baird | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Ellsworth Blake | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| Oliver Blake | ... | Dave (uncredited) | |
| Elyse Brown | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Dale Cornell | ... | Jitterbug (uncredited) | |
| Frank Darien | ... | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | |
| Shirley Doble | ... | Jitterbug (uncredited) | |
| Dan Dowling | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Helen Eby-Rock | ... | Mrs. Hanson (uncredited) | |
| Dick Elliott | ... | Tipsy Man (uncredited) | |
| Nancy Evans | ... | Baby Hawks (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Guest at Van Ormans' New Years Eve party (uncredited) | |
| Marjorie Hoshelle | ... | Phyllis (uncredited) | |
| Dickie Humphreys | ... | Jitterbug (uncredited) | |
| Charles Jordan | ... | Al, the Butcher (uncredited) | |
| Darwood Kaye | ... | Bill 'Droopy' Hawks (uncredited) | |
| Marilyn Kaye | ... | Jitterbug (uncredited) | |
| Fred Kelsey | ... | Train Conductor (uncredited) | |
| Sam McDaniel | ... | Johnson, Van Ormans' Butler (uncredited) | |
| William H. O'Brien | ... | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Hugh Prosser | ... | Les Hanson (uncredited) | |
| Tom Quinn | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Rosalie Roy | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Husband of Scott's Old Girlfried (uncredited) | |
| Harry Seymour | ... | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Robert Shayne | ... | Hank Hawks (uncredited) | |
| Alan Ward | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Warren | ... | Man in bar (uncredited) | |
| Dick Winslow | ... | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Curtis Bernhardt | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Clare Jaynes | novel "Instruct My Sorrows" | |
| Catherine Turney | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Henry Blanke | .... | producer | |
| Jack L. Warner | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Max Steiner | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Wong Howe | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Weisbart | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Anton Grot | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| George James Hopkins | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Leah Rhodes | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Perc Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jesse Hibbs | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Everett A. Brown | .... | sound recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Roy Davidson | .... | special effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Edith Head | .... | costumes: Barbara Stanwyck | |
Music Department | |||
| Leo F. Forbstein | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Jack Gage | .... | dialogue director | |
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An ideal script for Douglas Sirk, charting the emotional liberation of a widow, but filmed without Douglas Sirk. Instead, Curtis Bernhardt commands a lush postwar production: the $5000 limits on set construction were lifted, and it shows. Extras crowd the screen, even in modest scenes, plus James Wong Howe contributes rich low-key lighting, Max Steiner produces an expressive [if undistinctive] score, and Edith Head whips up tasteful costumes. Bernhardt works best in the big scenes, but misjudges some of the lighter moments and cannot light a fire under his leading man, George Brent at his most stolid. Still, there's much to enjoy here: thoughtful dialogue, the stylized upper-crust social milieu, and expert performances, including an unusually sensitive one from Barbara Stanwyck. However, that slight [but crucial] ironic distance of Sirk is sorely missed.