Joan Crawford won her lone Oscar for Mildred Pierce, a film years ahead of its time in its depiction of a strong, entrepreneurial woman. Crawford's titular character launches her own self-named restaurant and makes it a rip-roaring success, but can't tame her tempestuous daughter. Watch for a wonderful turn by the perennially underrated Jack Carson, who chews scenery as reptilian real estate peddler Wally Fay.
Mildred Pierce, c.1946, Coloration on Fine Linenafter Warner Brothers American (c.1903 - ) |
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Joan Crawford won her lone Oscar for Mildred Pierce, a film years ahead of its time in its depiction of a strong, entrepreneurial woman. Crawford's titular character launches her own self-named restaurant and makes it a rip-roaring success, but can't tame her tempestuous daughter. Watch for a wonderful turn by the perennially underrated Jack Carson, who chews scenery as reptilian real estate peddler Wally Fay. |
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