Mildred Pierce
Divorced mother Mildred Pierce builds a booming restaurant to support her demanding daughter, but her ambition sparks ruthless rivals and jeopardizes the family she’s fighting to keep together.
“Please don't tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did!”
Synopsis
A diligent mother faces impending trouble after divorcing her husband and launching a thriving restaurant to provide for her demanding daughter.
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A crew of 65+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by David WeisbartShot by Ernest HallerScored by Max Steiner
Box Office
1945 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$5.6M
Also known as
- Solange ein Herz schlägtde
- Il romanzo di Mildredit
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Cast & Crew
65 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Joan Crawford
as Mildred Pierce
Jack Carson
as Wally Fay
Zachary Scott
as Monte Beragon
Eve Arden
as Ida Corwin
Ann Blyth
as Veda Pierce
Bruce Bennett
as Bert Pierce
Lee Patrick
as Maggie Biederhof
Moroni Olsen
as Inspector Peterson
Veda Ann Borg
as Miriam Ellis
Jo Ann Marlowe
as Kay Pierce
Butterfly Mcqueen
as Lottie (uncredited)
Bill Alcorn
as Soldier (uncredited)
Supporting cast
46Betty Alexander
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ramsay Ames
as Party Guest (uncredited)
George Anderson
as Peterson's Assistant (uncredited)
Robert Arthur
as High School Boy (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
as Waitress (uncredited)
Leah Baird
as Police Matron (uncredited)
Dorothy Barrett
as Dorothy (uncredited)
Barbara Brown
as Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
as Thieving Waitress (uncredited)
Doria Caron
as Waitress (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
as Wally's Lawyer (uncredited)
Chester Clute
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
John Compton
as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
as Waitress (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
as Policeman (uncredited)
David Cota
as Pancho (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
as Policeman (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Detective (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Angela Greene
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dorothy Hack
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
as First Night Diner With Cane (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
as Policeman (uncredited)
Marjorie Kane
as Waitress (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
Manart Kippen
as Dr. Gale (uncredited)
Marion Lessing
as Waitress (uncredited)
Jimmy Lono
as Monte's Houseboy (uncredited)
Jean Lorraine
as Woman (uncredited)
George Meader
as Man (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Man (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Jack the Mailman (uncredited)
Frank O Connor
as First Night Diner (uncredited)
Garry Owen
as Policeman on Pier (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
as Waiter (uncredited)
Larry Rio
as Reporter (uncredited)
William Ruhl
as Personnel Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Diner Customer (uncredited)
Mary Servoss
as Nurse (uncredited)
George Tobias
as Mr. Chris (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
as Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited)
Johnny Walsh
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
Joan Winfield
as Piano Teacher (uncredited)
John Christian
as Singing Teacher (uncredited)
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