Lillian Roth has it all: youth, beauty, movie and Broadway fame, and a devoted fiancé. Then her fiancé dies, and Lillian takes one drink to ease her grief. Then another. Then ten. Then thousands. And soon her youth, her career and her life are drowning in an ocean of booze. Susan Hayward earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her searing portrayal of the real-life performer. Hayward’s achievements don’t stop there. She provides her own vocals for “Sing You Sinners,” “Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe” and more standards.
Starring:
Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Jo Van Fleet, Don Taylor
Studio: Warner Archive Collection
Filmed: 1955 - Released: 2017
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