Butterfield 8 Movie
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| Rating: |
 
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| Run Time: | 108 min |
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| Released: | 1960 |
| Directors: |
Daniel Mann |
| Genre/Type: |
Drama Romantic Drama Melodrama |
| Producers: |
Pandro S. Berman |
Plot Synopsis by Mark Deming
A woman who has long been short on feelings falls in love with a married man in this emotional drama. Gloria Wondrous (Elizabeth Taylor) is a model and party girl who lives for pleasure and is willing to take men for what she can get from them. Gloria bounces from man to man, but feels that she can only truly confide in Steve Carpenter (Eddie Fisher), a longtime friend with whom she shares a close but strictly platonic relationship, though his fiancée (Susan Oliver) suspects otherwise. Gloria becomes involved with Weston Liggett (Laurence Harvey), a wealthy but emotionally cold man who is married to Emily (Dina Merrill). Weston shows Gloria precious little respect or kindness at first, but as they share a few bouts with the bottle, they discover that both are desperately lacking in self-confidence and have little happiness in their lives. As Gloria and Weston reveal more about themselves to one another, they fall in love, but Gloria isn't sure if she can commit to one man, while Weston has to decide if he can leave Emily behind. Based on the novel by John O'Hara, Butterfield 8 earned Elizabeth Taylor her first Academy Award (for Best Actress) after four unsuccessful nominations.
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Cast
| Actors | Character | Born |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Gloria Wondrous | Feb 27, 1932 in London, England, UK |
| Laurence Harvey | Weston Liggett | Oct 1, 1928 in Joniskis, Lithuania |
| Eddie Fisher | Steve Carpenter | Aug 10, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA |
| Dina Merrill | Emily Liggett | Dec 9, 1925 in New York City, NY |
| Mildred Dunnock | Mrs. Wondrous | Jan 25, 1901 in Baltimore, MD |
| Betty Field | Fanny Thumber | Feb 8, 1918 in Boston, MA |
| Jeffrey Lynn | Bingham Smith | Feb 16, 1909 in Auburn, MA |
| Kay Medford | Happy | Sep 14, 1914 in New York City, NY |
| Susan Oliver | Norma | Feb 13, 1932 in New York, NY |
| Beau Tilden | Chauffeur | |
| Leon B. Stevens | Policeman | |
| Richard X. Slattery | State Trooper | Jun 26, 1925 in Bronx, New York City, NY |
| Carmen Mathews | Mrs. Jescott | May 8, 1914 in Philadelphia, PA |
| Dan Bergin | Elevator Man | |
| Virginia Downing | Clerk | |
| Joseph Boley | Messenger |
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