East Side, West Side (1949 film)
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| Directed by | Mervyn Leroy |
| Produced by | Voldemar Vetluguin |
| Written by | Marcia Davenport (novel) Isobel Lennart |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck James Mason Van Heflin Ava Gardner |
| Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1949 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
East Side, West Side is a 1949 melodramatic crime film, starring Barbara Stanwyck as a wronged wife and Ava Gardner in one of her earliest roles, along with James Mason and Van Heflin. Based on a novel by Marcia Davenport and a screenplay by Isobel Lennart, the film was directed by Mervyn Leroy and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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[edit] Plot
Wealthy socialite Brandon Bourne (Mason) cannot resist cheating on his faithful wife, Jessie (Stanwyck). He renews an acquaintance with an old flame, Isabel Lorrison (Gardner), who schemes to win him back.
Mark Dwyer (Heflin), a former policeman turned journalist, is introduced to Jessie by a young girlfriend of his, Rosa Senta (Cyd Charisse), who also has recently fended off Brandon's advances.
Mark is immediately attracted to the married Jessie. He can plainly see, as can her mother, Nora (Gale Sondergaard), and best friend Helen Lee (Nancy Davis), that her marriage to Brandon is shaky at best. One day, when a dead body is discovered, Mark and his friend Lt. Jacobi (William Conrad) from the New York City Police Department must determine whether the victim was murdered by one of the Bournes or by someone else.
[edit] Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Jessie Bourne
- James Mason as Brandon Bourne
- Van Heflin as Mark Dwyer
- Ava Gardner as Isabel Lorrison
- Cyd Charisse as Rosa Senta
- Nancy Davis as Helen Lee
- Gale Sondergaard as Nora Kernan
- William Conrad as Lt. Jacobi
- Raymond Greenleaf as Horace Elcott Howland
- Douglas Kennedy as Alec Dawning
- Beverly Michaels as Felice Backett
- William Frawley as Bill the Bartender
- Lisa Golm as Josephine
- Tom Powers as Owen Lee
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- East Side, West Side at AllRovi
- East Side, West Side at the Internet Movie Database
- East Side, West Side at the TCM Movie Database
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