The Actress

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-09-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (766 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Genres:

Biography Comedy Drama

Cast:

Spencer Tracy Jean Simmons Teresa Wright Anthony Perkins

Writer:

Ruth Gordon (screen play)

Ruth Gordon (from: her stage play "Years Ago")

Fullplot:

Former seaman Clinton Jones now works at a lowly job. His daughter Ruth wants to become an actress. Clinton gets fired and Ruth rejects the advances of Fred Whitmarsh. Her father gives her his seaman's spyglass to sell as she heads for New York City.

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