The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

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

new york citylove trianglearchitectbased on true storywoman between two menpublic murderbroadwayshowgirlmadison square gardenrevenge killingbusiness tycoon1900s

Production House

20th Century Fox

Audience Score

61%

29 votes

Skip14%
Timepass31%
Go for it36%
Perfection19%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Stanford White

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Harry Kendall Thaw

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Delphin Delmas

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Mrs. Thaw

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Mrs. Nesbit

Frances Fuller

Frances Fuller

Mrs. Elizabeth White

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Robert Collier

Gale Robbins

Gale Robbins

Gwen Arden

James Lorimer

McCaleb

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

William Travers Jerome

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

Stage Manager (as Robert Simon)

Harvey Stephens

Harvey Stephens

Dr. Hollingshead DDS

Emile Meyer

Emile Meyer

Hunchbacher

Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky

Prisoner (uncredited)

Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)

Edna Holland

Edna Holland

Sales Clerk at Lord & Taylor (uncredited)

Suzanne Alexander

Suzanne Alexander

Floradora Girl (uncredited)

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Crew

Richard Fleischer

Richard Fleischer

Director

Charles Brackett

Charles Brackett

Producer, Screenplay

William Mace

Editor

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Edward B. Powell

Original Music Composer

Walter Reisch

Walter Reisch

Screenplay

Evelyn Nesbit

Evelyn Nesbit

Story

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