Screenplay:
Francis Edward FaragohCinematography:
Ray RennahanComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke, Alison Skipworth, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, G.P. Huntley, William Stack, George Hassell (more)Plots(1)
In the years just preceding Waterloo, best friends Amelia Sedley (Frances Dee) and Becky Sharp (Miriam Hopkins) graduate from Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Girls. The wealthy Amelia invites the penniless Becky into the bosom of her family home while the manipulative Becky plots her climb up the social ladder. Entirely lacking in scruples and unhampered by conscience or morality, Becky ascends to the very pinnacle of society, crushing anyone who stands in her path. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Miriam Hopkins
USA
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The Heiress (1949)
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Frances Dee
USA
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Cedric Hardwicke
UK
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Billie Burke
USA
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Alison Skipworth
UK
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Nigel Bruce
Mexico
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Alan Mowbray
UK
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G.P. Huntley
USA
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William Stack
USA
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George Hassell
UK
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Doris Lloyd
UK
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Colin Tapley
New Zealand
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May Beatty
New Zealand
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Charles Coleman
Australia
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Captains Courageous (1937)
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Pauline Garon
Canada
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Creighton Hale
Ireland
Best movies:
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The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Gaston Glass
France
Best movies:
Desire (1936)
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Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
Olaf Hytten
UK
Best movies:
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Tempe Pigott
UK
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