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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
“THE RISE - THE FALL of the most beautiful Floradora chorine from penniless model to mistress of $40,000,000”
6.0 / 10• 1955• 1h 49m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White and the wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw. Nesbit marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. A fictionalized account of true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.
Cast & Crew
Ray Milland
Stanford White
Lead
Joan Collins
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Farley Granger
Harry Kendall Thaw
Luther Adler
Delphin Delmas
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Mrs. Thaw
Glenda Farrell
Mrs. Nesbit
Frances Fuller
Mrs. Elizabeth White
Phillip Reed
Robert Collier
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Fleischer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
