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The Actress

1953, Movie, NR, 89 mins

The Actress: Review

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A plodding, sometimes sensitive film about an aspiring actress, Simmons, whose father Tracy is a poor working man. He and his wife, Wright, are apprehensive about such a chancy career and try to convince their daughter to pursue another career or, better yet, settle down with a dour suitor, Perkins. Simmons persists even though she is turned down by Boston's leading theatrical impresario. Tracy taps his backbone and thrusts his child into the world, sending her to New Tork t... read more leave a comment

The Actress: Cast & Details

Year: 1953
Rated NR
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Cast
 Spencer Tracy: Clinton Jones
Jean Simmons: Ruth Gordon Jones
Teresa Wright: Annie Jones
Anthony Perkins: Fred Whitmarsh
Ian Wolfe: Mr. Bagley
Kay Williams: Hazel Dawn

 

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True story of Ruth Gordons early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
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