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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 |
| Studio | Bryna Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | April 4, 1957 |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lizzie is a 1957 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 songs "It's Not for Me to Say" and "Warm and Tender" were written for this film, and performed by Johnny Mathis who played a piano player/singer in the film. Both songs were included in Mathis' fifth album, "Johnny's Greatest Hits." The film was produced by MGM Studios
Elizabeth has recurring headaches and is plagued with insomnia. She is receiving letters from a woman called Lizzie, but Elizabeth can't remember knowing anyone named Lizzie. When Elizabeth is under hypnosis, her psychiatrist, Dr. Wright, discovers Elizabeth has three personalities: The shy Elizabeth, the Mr. Hyde-like Lizzie, and the kind, well-adjusted Beth, the woman she always should have been. It is up to Dr. Wright to help Elizabeth to become Beth completely.