Synopsis
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Cast

Joan Crawford
Mildred Pierce

Jack Carson
Wally Fay

Zachary Scott
Monte Beragon

Eve Arden
Ida Corwin

Ann Blyth
Veda Pierce Forrester

Bruce Bennett
Albert 'Bert' Pierce

Lee Patrick
Maggie Biederhof

Moroni Olsen
Inspector Peterson

Veda Ann Borg
Miriam Ellis

Jo Ann Marlowe
Kay Pierce

Butterfly McQueen
Lottie (uncredited)
Bill Alcorn
Soldier (uncredited)

Betty Alexander
Party Guest (uncredited)

Ramsay Ames
Party Guest (uncredited)
George Anderson
Peterson's Assistant (uncredited)

Robert Arthur
High School Boy (uncredited)

Lynn Baggett
Waitress (uncredited)

Leah Baird
Police Matron (uncredited)
Dorothy Barrett
Dorothy (uncredited)

Barbara Brown
Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)

Claire Carleton
Thieving Waitress (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Waitress (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers
Personnel Man (uncredited)

Wallis Clark
Wally's Lawyer (uncredited)
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