Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) | |
| Director(s) | Daniel Mann |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Marriage, Romance (Drama) |
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Come Back, Little Sheba Overview:
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) was a Drama Film directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Hal B. Wallis.
SYNOPSIS
An attractive boarder stirs the barely hidden seeds of contempt between a tired, disappointed housewife and her husband, a washed-up alcoholic doctor. Great performances bring William Inge's 1950 play to life on the big screen.
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Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Shirley Booth | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Terry Moore | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Warren Low | Nominated |
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Doc Delaney:
[to Lola as he's leaving for work] Give Daddy a kiss goodbye.
[he kisses his wife]
Marie Buckholder: [teasingly] Aren't you going to kiss me, too, Doctor Delaney?
Lola Delaney: Go on, Doc.
Doc Delaney: I can't spend my time kissing all the girls.
Lola Delaney: I'm too tired to wash my face tonight. Did you?
Doc Delaney: [about Marie] She must spend a fortune on bath powders and salts. That whole bathroom smells like a lilac garden.
Lola Delaney: I know. I like it.
Doc Delaney: Alcoholics are mostly disappointed men.
Lola Delaney: Sure, I know.
[pause]
Lola Delaney: You was never disappointed, were you, Doc?
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[he kisses his wife]
Marie Buckholder: [teasingly] Aren't you going to kiss me, too, Doctor Delaney?
Lola Delaney: Go on, Doc.
Doc Delaney: I can't spend my time kissing all the girls.
Lola Delaney: I'm too tired to wash my face tonight. Did you?
Doc Delaney: [about Marie] She must spend a fortune on bath powders and salts. That whole bathroom smells like a lilac garden.
Lola Delaney: I know. I like it.
Doc Delaney: Alcoholics are mostly disappointed men.
Lola Delaney: Sure, I know.
[pause]
Lola Delaney: You was never disappointed, were you, Doc?
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Facts about
Sidney Blackmer won the 1950 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Come Back, Little Sheba" for his portrayal of Doc.
Shirley Booth's movie debut.
Burt Lancaster actively campaigned to play the alcoholic husband in this film, even though he was younger than the character, Doc, who was in his mid-fifties. 'Sidney Blackmer', who had played the part on Broadway in the original production, was 18 years older than Lancaster, and Shirley Booth was 15 years his senior. The role of Doc was coveted by Humphrey Bogart, who was the right age, but Bogart lost out to Lancaster due to studio politics, despite the fact that he had just turned in his Oscar-winning performance in The African Queen.
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Shirley Booth's movie debut.
Burt Lancaster actively campaigned to play the alcoholic husband in this film, even though he was younger than the character, Doc, who was in his mid-fifties. 'Sidney Blackmer', who had played the part on Broadway in the original production, was 18 years older than Lancaster, and Shirley Booth was 15 years his senior. The role of Doc was coveted by Humphrey Bogart, who was the right age, but Bogart lost out to Lancaster due to studio politics, despite the fact that he had just turned in his Oscar-winning performance in The African Queen.
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