The Actress

Directed by George Cukor
Not Rated
1953    90mDrama, Comedy,
6.460%48%6.4
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.
  • Spencer TracyClinton Jones
  • Jean SimmonsRuth Gordon Jones
  • Teresa WrightAnnie Jones
  • Anthony PerkinsFred Whitmarsh
  • Ian WolfeMr. Bagley
  • Kay WilliamsHazel Dawn
  • Mary WickesEmma Glavey
  • Norma Jean NilssonAnna
  • Dawn BenderKatherine
  • Erville AldersonMike McGrath (uncredited)
  • Jackie CooganInopportune (uncredited)
  • George CukorDirector
  • Ruth GordonWriter
  • Lawrence WeingartenProducer
  • Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration
  • Arthur LonerganArt Direction
  • Cedric GibbonsArt Direction
  • Emile KuriSet Decoration
  • Harold RossonDirector Of Photography
  • Walter PlunkettCostume Design

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The Actress was released on September 25, 1953.

The Actress was directed by George Cukor.

The Actress has a runtime of 90m.

The Actress was produced by Lawrence Weingarten.

The key characters in The Actress are Clinton Jones (Spencer Tracy), Ruth Gordon Jones (Jean Simmons), Annie Jones (Teresa Wright).

The Actress is rated Not Rated.

The Actress is a Drama, Comedy, Biography film.

The Actress has an audience rating of 4.8 out of 10.

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