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The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Language
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $5,000,000
English
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $5,000,000
Keywords
strong woman
falsely accused
insanity
movie business
feminism
biography
based on true story
evil mother
psychiatric hospital
female protagonist
hollywood
wrongful imprisonment
lost love
wrongful arrest
wrongful conviction
wrong diagnosis
lobotomy
frances farmer
power abuse
mother daughter relationship
Casts
Jessica Lange
Frances Farmer
Sam Shepard
Harry York
Kim Stanley
Lillian Farmer
Bart Burns
Ernest Farmer
Christopher Pennock
Dick Steele
James Karen
Judge Hillier
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Lobotomy Doctor
Sarah Cunningham
Alma Styles
Allan Rich
Mr. Bebe
Woodrow Parfrey
Dr. Doyle
Jack Riley
Bob Barnes
Darrell Larson
Louella's Spy
Jordan Charney
Harold Clurman
John Randolph
Kindly Judge
Keone Young
Chinese Doctor
Bonnie Bartlett
Studio Stylist
Jeffrey DeMunn
Clifford Odets
Lane Smith
Dr. Symington
Jonathan Banks
Hitchhiker
James Brodhead
Desk Sergeant
Jane Jenkins
Lady at Roosevelt Hotel
Daniel Chodos
"No Escape" Director
Rod Colbin
Sentencing Judge
Donald Craig
Ralph Edwards
Lee de Broux
"Flowing Gold" Director
Jack Fitzgerald
Clapper Man
Nancy Foy
Autograph Girl
Anne Haney
Hairdresser
Richard L. Hawkins
Bum on Street
Patricia Larson
Mrs. Hillier
Albert Lord
"Flowing Gold" A.D.
Vincent Lucchesi
Arresting Sergeant
Jack Manning
Studio Photographer
Rod Pilloud
Martoni Kaminski
Larry Pines
Man on Phone / Bookie Joint
David Schroeder
Studio Lawyer
Helen Schustack
Wardrobe Mistress
Sandra Seacat
Drama Teacher
Charles Seaverns
Real Estate Man
Karin Strandjord
Connie
Vern Taylor
Studio Executive
Andrew Winner
Firechief
Biff Yeager
Motorcycle Cop
Alexander Zale
Man in Screening Room
Paul Fleming
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
M.C. Gainey
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Roger Galloway
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Matthew Goldsby
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Paul Keith
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
F. William Parker
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Charles Shull
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Teda Bracci
Mental Patient
Jan Burrell
Mental Patient
Flo Di Re
Mental Patient
Dodds Frank
Mental Patient
Patricia Gaul
Mental Patient
Robin Ginsburg
Mental Patient
Pamela Gordon
Mental Patient
Anjelica Huston
Mental Patient
Ola Kauffman
Mental Patient
Donna Lamana
Mental Patient
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Mental Patient
Jane Lillig
Mental Patient
Alexandra Melchi
Mental Patient
Patricia Post
Mental Patient
Zelda Rubinstein
Mental Patient
Nina Schneider
Mental Patient
Marlene Silvers
Mental Patient
Vicki Williams
Mental Patient
Susan Wolf
Mental Patient
Tom Amundsen
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Anne Haslett
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Barry Jamesby
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Leonard Lookabaugh
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Oceana Marr
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Vahan Moosekian
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Tom Pletts
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Eileen T'Kaye
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Lila Waters
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Charles Prior
Soldier
Carl Kraines
Soldier
Kevin Costner
Luther (uncredited)
Dennis Crosswhite
Orderly (uncredited)
David Eisen
Photographer (uncredited)
Ted King
Doctor (uncredited)
Casey MacGill
Singer (uncredited)
Michael Mallory
Seattle Reporter (uncredited)
Rick May
Policeman (uncredited)
Allen Nause
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer (uncredited)
Jayne Taini
Nurse (uncredited)
Jamie Johnston
Mental Patient
Crews
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Graeme Clifford
Director
John Wright
Editor
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Jonathan Sanger
Producer
László Kovács
Director of Photography
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Nicholas Kazan
Writer
Marie Yates
Co-Producer
Christopher De Vore
Writer
Eric Bergren
Writer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Toni-Ann Walker
Hair Designer
Charles Mulvehill
Unit Production Manager
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Designer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Nadia
Makeup Artist
Elisabeth Leustig
Casting
Charles Mulvehill
Associate Producer
Nancy Foy
Casting
Melanie Levitt
Makeup Artist
John Barry
Conductor
Michael Green
Second Assistant Director
Jerry Wills
Stunt Coordinator
Wendy Sterne Brown
Script Supervisor
Ed Milkovich
First Assistant Director
Matt Springman
Assistant Property Master
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
Arthur Shippee
Assistant Property Master
Joseph E. Thibo
Assistant Camera
Patrick R. Norris
Costumer
Ray Mercer Jr.
Property Master
Norman B. Schwartz
Supervising ADR Editor
Florence Avery
Hairstylist
G. Tony Scarano
Costumer
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Albert Woodbury
Orchestrator
Nancy Martinelli
Costumer
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Kathy Virkler
Assistant Editor
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Singer
ADR Editor
John B. Schuyler
Boom Operator
Paul Caven
Best Boy Electric
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Ressler
Best Boy Grip
Deahdra Scarano
Costumer
G. Fern Weber
Costumer
Mike Higelmire
Leadman
George Gaines
Set Decoration
Daniel C. Gold
Assistant Camera
William A. Parks
Construction Coordinator
Gemma La Mana
Still Photographer
Charles Woolf
Assistant Editor
Neil Brody
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Emad Helmey
Set Designer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joe O'Har
Location Manager
James L. Wills
Craft Service
Aubrey Head
Color Timer
Leonard Lookabaugh
Key Grip
Vince Heileson
Production Accountant
Deborah Rosen
Unit Publicist
Elisabeth Leustig
Extras Casting
Jack Leustig
Extras Casting
Walt Freitas
Transportation Captain
O.T. Henderson
Dolly Grip
Pat Orseth
Casting
Linda Phillips-Palo
Extras Casting Assistant
Richmond L. Aguilar
Gaffer
Carole Noia
Researcher
Paul Casella Jr.
Transportation Coordinator
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Blanche Bisbing
Assistant Accountant
Teresa Stokovic
Production Office Coordinator
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Michael Colgan
Sound Editor
Robert Nichols II
Sound Recordist
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
David M. Ronne
Sound Mixer
Ida Random
Art Direction
Backdrops & Posters
