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Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
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24 December 1952 (USA) moreTagline:
That girl in their house spelled trouble!Plot:
An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
Best film about the problem of Alcoholism. moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Burt Lancaster | ... | Doc Delaney | |
| Shirley Booth | ... | Lola Delaney | |
| Terry Moore | ... | Marie Buckholder | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Turk Fisher | |
| Philip Ober | ... | Ed Anderson | |
| Edwin Max | ... | Elmo Huston | |
| Lisa Golm | ... | Mrs. Coffman | |
| Walter Kelley | ... | Bruce |
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99 min | 96 min (TCM print)Country:
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Fun Stuff
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Sidney Blackmer won the 1950 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Come Back, Little Sheba" for his portrayal of Doc. moreQuotes:
Doc Delaney: Alcoholics are mostly disappointed men.Lola Delaney: Sure, I know.
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Lola Delaney: You was never disappointed, were you, Doc?
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Days of Wine and Roses and The Lost Weekend deal with the problem of those afflicted with Alcoholism. Both are fine films. This movie is better than those two and that's only part of the story in this picture. Shirley Booth gives a most certainly well deserved Academy Award winning performance as the wife of a recovering alcoholic husband. Burt Lancaster in a role he is not often remembered for is the husband. A once proud and respected person who falls by the wayside due to his drinking has picked himself up and is determined to start over again even though various demons still linger inside him. I first saw this motion picture on New Years eve back in the late 60's on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies. During the week preceding the showing NBC advertised it with the clip of Lancaster going after Booth with a kitchen knife. My older sibling and I not really old enough to know about such things joked about the scene. When we watched the movie and it came to that part we were no longer joking. I didn't see it for many years until it aired on AMC. The film is as powerful today in its story and it's acting performances as when I first saw it and I'm certain when it was first released in 52. A must see.