The Goddess

The Goddess

Director: John Cromwell Cast: Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley
, Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
, Steve Hill
Steve Hill
, Patty Duke
Patty Duke
John Cromwell
The Goddess

The Goddess

Director: John Cromwell Cast: Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley
, Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
, Steve Hill
Steve Hill
, Patty Duke
Patty Duke
John Cromwell

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Overview

Screenplay writer Paddy Chayefsky, and indeed everyone involved with the film, insisted that The Goddess wasn't really all about Marilyn Monroe. Nawww. Kim Stanley plays a neglected young woman living in poverty who aspires to be a movie star. She gets a few roles here and there on looks alone. She marries a washed-up athlete (Lloyd Bridges) who becomes fiercely jealous of her sex appeal. She sleeps her way to the top, then finds that her success is hollow. Regarded in many circles as the pinnacle of dramatic art in 1958, The Goddess is more likely to invoke howls of laughter from today's in-the-know audiences. The most famous bit: Patty Duke, playing Kim Stanley as a child, telling her pet cat that she got promoted in school.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/03/2011
UPC: 0043396380844
Original Release: 1958
Rating: NR
Source: ALLIED VAUGHN
Language: English
Sales rank: 47,034

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kim Stanley Emily Ann Faulkner
Lloyd Bridges Dutch Seymour
Steve Hill John Tower,John Tower
Patty Duke Emily Ann Faulkner (age 8)
Betty Lou Holland Mother
Joan Copeland Aunt
Gerald Hiken Uncle
Burt Brinckerhoff Boy
Gerald Petrarca Minister
Linda Soma Bridesmaid
Curt Conway Writer
Joan Linville Joanna,Joanna
Joyce Van Patten Hillary
Bert Freed Lester Brackman
Donald McKee R.M. Lucas
Louise Beavers Cook
Elizabeth Wilson Secretary
John Lawrence GI
Roy Shuman GIs
Chris Flanagan Emily Ann Faulkner (age 4)
Mike O'Dowd First Man
Sid Raymond Second Man
Margaret Brayton Mrs. Woolsy
Werner Klemperer Joe Wilsey
Fred Herrick The Elder
Gail Haworth Emily's Daughter
Virgil Thompson Composer

Technical Credits
John Cromwell Director
Milton Perlman Producer
Paddy Chayefsky Screenwriter
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