A Place in the Sun

Director: George Stevens George Stevens

Overview

In this film, handsome young George Eastman goes to work in a relative's factory. He has a brief rendezvous with assembly-line worker Alice Tripp, but he forgets all about her when he falls for dazzling socialite Angela Vickers. Alice can't forget about him, though: she is pregnant with his child.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2017
UPC:	0032429273338
Original Release:	1951
Rating:	NR
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elizabeth Taylor	Angela Vickers
Montgomery Clift	George Eastman
Shelley Winters	Alice Tripp
Raymond Burr	Marlowe
Keefe Brasselle	Earl
Fred Clark	Bellows
Anne Revere	Hannah
Herbert Hayes	Charles
Shepperd Strudwick	Vickers
Frieda Inescort	Mrs. Vickers
Kathryn Givney	Mrs. Louise Eastman
Walter Sande	Jansen
Ted de Corsia	Judge
John Ridgely	Coroner
Lois Chartrand	Marsha Eastman
William Murphy	Mr. Whiting
Douglas Spencer	Boatkeeper
Charles Dayton	Kelly
Paul Frees	Morrison,Rev. Morrison
Josephine Whittell	Secretary to Charles Eastman
Frank Yaconelli	Truck Driver
Ralph Dunn	Policeman
Bob Anderson	Eagle Scout,Eagle Scout
Mary Kent	Mrs. Roberts
Lisa Golm	Maid
Ezelle Poule	Receptionist
Jay Morley	Executive
Kathleen Freeman	Martha
Wallace Scott	Factory Guard
Eric Wilton	Butler
Al Ferguson	Bailiff
Gertrude Astor	Woman
Lulu Mae Bohrman	Woman
Major Sam Harris	Man
Harold McNulty	Jury Foreman
Ian Wolfe	Dr. Wyeland
Carmencita Johnson	Girl
Marilyn Dialon	Frances Brand
John Reed	Joe Parker
Laura Elliott	Miss Harper
Philip Kieffer	Jailer
James W. Horne	Tom Tipton
Mike Mahoney	Motorcycle Officer
Hans Moebus	Butler at Eastman House
Ken Christy	Warden
Pearl Miller	Miss Newton,Bus Driver,Actor
Robert Malcolm	Guard
Len Hendry	Guard
Frank Hyers	Guard
Ed O'Neill	Deputy
Frances Driver	Maid
Bill Sheehan	Court Clerk
Mike Pat Donovan	Prisoner,Prisoner
Joe Recht	Prisoner
Martin Mason	Prisoner
Louise Lane	Actor
Cliff Storey	Actor
Pat Combs	Actor
Marion Gray	Actor
Ann Frederick	Actor
La Verne 'Sonny' Howe	Actor
Dolores Hall	Actor
Herbert Heyes	Charles Eastman
Robert Anderson	Eagle Scout
James Horne, Jr.	Tom Tipton
Jim Horne	Actor
Franz Waxman	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Wilson

Harry Brown

Patrick Kearney

George Stevens	Director,Producer
Michael Wilson	Screenwriter
Harry Brown	Screenwriter
Gordon Jennings	Special Effects
Patrick Kearney	Screenwriter
Farciot Edouart	Special Effects
Gene Garvin	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Gene Merritt	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A Place in the Sun removes much of the insight and depth of Theodore Dreiser's source novel, taking just the plot and turning it into a solidly entertaining Hollywood production. Director George Stevens was a capable craftsman who understood the advantages of a studio's resources. He shows his skills in combining top-grade stars and a powerful story, while giving the film a glossy veneer of class. The performances are generally strong, most notably Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Helped strongly by its first-rate tech credits, the film won six Oscars, including for director Stevens, costume designer Edith Head, and composer Franz Waxman, though the Best Picture nod went to An American in Paris.