Mildred Pierce

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Not Rated
October 20, 1945    1h 51m    Box Office: $5.6MRomance, Drama,
7.988%90%7.6
When Mildred Pierce's out-of-work husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom and her complicated relationship with her daughter.
  • Joan CrawfordMildred Pierce
  • Jack CarsonWally Fay
  • Zachary ScottMonte Beragon
  • Eve ArdenIda Corwin
  • Ann BlythVeda Pierce Forrester
  • Bruce BennettAlbert 'Bert' Pierce
  • Lee PatrickMaggie Biederhof
  • Moroni OlsenInspector Peterson
  • Veda Ann BorgMiriam Ellis
  • Jo Ann MarloweKay Pierce
  • Butterfly McQueenLottie (uncredited)
  • Bill AlcornSoldier (uncredited)
  • Betty AlexanderParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Ramsay AmesParty Guest (uncredited)
  • George AndersonPeterson's Assistant (uncredited)
  • Robert ArthurHigh School Boy (uncredited)
  • Lynn BaggettWaitress (uncredited)
  • Leah BairdPolice Matron (uncredited)
  • Dorothy BarrettDorothy (uncredited)
  • Barbara BrownMrs. Forrester (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce Ratings & Reviews

  • Drunken Monkey KombatJanuary 1, 2026
    Noir perfection!
  • londontownsterFebruary 10, 2025
    Brilliantly subversive film noir classic

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