United States / Mar 07, 1952 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Valentine | Albert Forest |
| Ed Agresti | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Alex Akimoff | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Eric Alden | Pharaoh (uncredited) |
| Erville Alderson | Critic (uncredited) |
| Richard Barron | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Lavonne Battle | Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| Genevieve Bell | Old Lady (uncredited) |
| Mari Blanchard | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| Raymond Bond | Box Office Man (uncredited) |
| Helen Brown | Miss Purdy (uncredited) |
| Ivan Browning | Porter (uncredited) |
| Sue Carlton | Scholarly Woman (uncredited) |
| Douglas Carter | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Maurice Cass | Critic (uncredited) |
| Lillian Clayes | Old Lady (uncredited) |
| Tom Coleman | Bartender (uncredited) |
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| Robert Cornthwaite | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Gerald Courtemarche | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| Dulcie Day | Actress (uncredited) |
| Gloria Dea | Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| Josette Deegan | Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| Jack Deery | Aristocrat (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Old Lady (uncredited) |
| Don Dillaway | Executive (uncredited) |
| King Donovan | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jody Gilbert | Woman in Telephone Booth (uncredited) |
| Joseph J. Greene | Heavy Set Man (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Peter Hansen | Stage Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Marcoreta Hellman | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| James Horne | Young Man (uncredited) |
| John Indrisano | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sherry Jackson | Child (uncredited) |
| Jerry James | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Passerby on Street (uncredited) |
| Paul King | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Al Kunde | Executive (uncredited) |
| Ann Kunde | Cleaning Woman (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Lafayette | French Woman (uncredited) |
| Rudy Lee | Chris Miller (uncredited) |
| George Lynn | Executive (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Advertising Agency Customer (uncredited) |
| Paul Maxey | Hofstadter (uncredited) |
| Mathew McCue | Usher at Railroad Station (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Pat Mitchell | Johnny Miller (uncredited) |
| Ida Moore | Old Woman with Dog (uncredited) |
| Diana Mumby | Model (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Barry Norton | Man in Tweeds (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Bar Customer (uncredited) |
| Patsy O'Byrne | Old Lady (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Eddie Phillips | Business Man (uncredited) |
| Jessie Proctor | Old Lady (uncredited) |
| Sally Rawlinson | Model (uncredited) |
| Kasey Rogers | Stage Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Jean Ruth | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Rolfe Sedan | French Man (uncredited) |
| Cora Shannon | Old Lady (uncredited) |
| Bill Sheehan | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Douglas Spencer | Joey (uncredited) |
| Helen Spring | Mrs. Crawley (uncredited) |
| Robert St. Angelo | Slave Boss (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Kerry Vaughn | Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Vernon | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | First-Nighter (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Something to Live For |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 7 marzo 1952 |
| Production | George Stevens, Ivan Moffat |
| Writer | Dwight Taylor |
| Editing | Tom McAdoo, William Hornbeck |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Assistant directors | John R. Coonan, George Stevens, Fred Guiol |
| Camera operators | George Barnes |
| Additional photography | George Barnes |
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| Production design | Walter H. Tyler, Hal Pereira, Emile Kuri |
| Art direction | Emile Kuri, Walter H. Tyler, Hal Pereira |
| Set decoration | Emile Kuri, Walter H. Tyler, Hal Pereira |
| Visual effects | Farciot Edouart, W. Wallace Kelley |
| Music | Victor Young, Sidney Cutner, Leo Shuken, Gene Merritt, George Parrish, Gene Garvin |
| Sound | Victor Young, Sidney Cutner, Leo Shuken, Gene Merritt, George Parrish, Gene Garvin |
| Costume design | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
| Hairstyling | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
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