Movie·1955·1h 49m
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
THE RISE - THE FALL of the most beautiful Floradora chorine from penniless model to mistress of $40,000,000
Directed By
Richard Fleischer
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White and the wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw. Nesbit marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. A fictionalized account of true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.
Written By
Walter Reisch
Producer
Charles Brackett
Music
Leigh Harline
Editor
William Mace
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
29 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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Cast
Ray Milland
Stanford White
Joan Collins
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Farley Granger
Harry Kendall Thaw
Luther Adler
Delphin Delmas
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Mrs. Thaw
Glenda Farrell
Mrs. Nesbit
Frances Fuller
Mrs. Elizabeth White
Phillip Reed
Robert Collier
Gale Robbins
Gwen Arden
James Lorimer
McCaleb
John Hoyt
William Travers Jerome
Robert F. Simon
Stage Manager (as Robert Simon)
Harvey Stephens
Dr. Hollingshead DDS
Emile Meyer
Hunchbacher
Henry Kulky
Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Travis
Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
Edna Holland
Sales Clerk at Lord & Taylor (uncredited)
Suzanne Alexander
Floradora Girl (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Richard Fleischer
Director
Charles Brackett
Producer, Screenplay
William Mace
Editor
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Edward B. Powell
Original Music Composer
Walter Reisch
Screenplay
Evelyn Nesbit
Story
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