A Life of Her Own
Lana...as Lily James...a girl who knew what she wanted...and almost got it!
1950 | 108m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | George Cukor |
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| Writer: | Isobel Lennart |
| Staring: |
| A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious modeling agency, and falls in love with a married man. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 1950 |
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| Director: | George Cukor |
| Writer: | Isobel Lennart |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | new york city, ventriloquist's dummy, model, extramarital affair, love, ventriloquism, love affair |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Lana Turner | Lily Brannel James |
| Ray Milland | Steve Harleigh |
| Tom Ewell | Tom Caraway |
| Louis Calhern | Jim Leversoe |
| Ann Dvorak | Mary Ashlon |
| Barry Sullivan | Lee Gorrance |
| Margaret Phillips | Nora Harleigh |
| Jean Hagen | Maggie Collins |
| Phyllis Kirk | Jerry |
| Sara Haden | Smitty |
| Hermes Pan | Specialty Dancer |
| Dorothy Abbott | Model (uncredited) |
| Tom Bernard | Adam (uncredited) |
| Whit Bissell | Rental Agent (uncredited) |
| Marlo Dwyer | Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Cocktail Lounge Patron (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Freeman | Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited) |
| Beverly Garland | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Glen Gregory | Ventriloquist (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Hamburger Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Queenie Leonard | Hotel Matron (uncredited) |
| Sarah Padden | Betsy Ross Hotel Overseer (uncredited) |
| Ann Robinson | Woman Showing Legs (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Tree | Caraway Secretary (uncredited) |
| Lurene Tuttle | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Joan Valerie | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Christopher Olsen | Pete, Maggie's Son |
| Georgia Holt | Agency Model (uncredited) |
| Roberta Johnson | Model (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Cukor | Director |
| George White | Editor |
| Arthur Lonergan | Art Direction |
| Isobel Lennart | Screenplay |
| Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
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| Voldemar Vetluguin | Producer |
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