Lizzie (film)
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| Directed by | Hugo Haas |
| Produced by | Jerry Bresler |
| Written by | Novel: Shirley Jackson Screenplay: Mel Dinelli |
| Starring | Eleanor Parker Richard Boone Joan Blondell |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Editing by | Leon Barsha |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | April 4, 1957 |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Lizzie (1957) is a MGM drama film directed by Hugo Haas. The movie is based on the novel The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson and stars Eleanor Parker, Richard Boone, and Joan Blondell. The popular song "It's Not for Me to Say" was written for this film, and performed by Johnny Mathis.
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[edit] Taglines
- Which girl was she?
- A shocker to hold you spellbound!
- She led 3 strange lives! Which was her real self?
[edit] Plot
Elizabeth has recurring headaches and is being bothered with sleeping problems. She is receiving letters from a woman called Lizzie, but Elizabeth can't remember knowing anyone named Lizzie. When Elizabeth is subconscious, doctor Wright discovers Elizabeth has got three personalities: The shy Elizabeth, the female version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, called Lizzie and the good Beth who she always should have been. It is up to Dr. Wright to help Elizabeth to become Beth all the time.
[edit] Cast
- Eleanor Parker – Elizabeth Richmond
- Richard Boone – Dr. Neal Wright
- Joan Blondell – Aunt Morgan
- Hugo Haas – Walter Brenner
- Ric Roman – Johnny Valenzo
- Dorothy Arnold – Elizabeth's mother
- Marion Ross – Ruth Seaton
- Johnny Mathis – Piano Singer
[edit] External links
- Lizzie at the Internet Movie Database
