"In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid."
Lana Turner
as Lora Meredith
John Gavin
as Steve Archer
Juanita Moore
as Annie Johnson
Sandra Dee
as Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
as Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
as Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy
as David Edwards
Karin Dicker
as Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
as Susie (6)
John Vivyan
as Young man
Lee Goodman
as Photographer
Ann Robinson
as Showgirl
Troy Donahue
as Frankie
Sandra Gould
as Receptionist
David Tomack
as Mr. McKenney
Joel Fluellen
as Minister
Jack Weston
as Stage manager
Billy House
as Fat Man on Beach
Maida Severn
as Teacher
Than Wyenn
as Romano
Peg Shirley
as Fay
Mahalia Jackson
as Choir Soloist
Bess Flowers
as Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Party Guest
Alex Ball
as Audience Member
George Barrows
as Furniture Mover
Chet Brandenburg
as Man at Coney Island
Teddy Buckner
as Marching Band Member
George Calliga
as Security
Steve Carruthers
as Actor at Audition
Richard Collier
as McKinney
Paul Cristo
as Show Spectator
Joe Darensbourg
Robert Darin
as Waiter
Mike De Lay
Elinor Donahue
as Lora's Friend
Adolf Eichmann
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Cicely Evans
as Louis Morton
Myrna Fahey
as Iris Dawn
George Ford
as Show Spectator (uncredited)
Tedd Hadfield
as Cop
Lynne Hunter
Nelson Leigh
as Doctor
Paul Levitt
John McNamara
Joseph Mell
as Watchman
Eddie Parker
as Cop at Funeral
Waclaw Rekwart
as Restaurant Patron
Cosmo Sardo
Jeffrey Sayre
Cap Somers
as Truck Driver
Ted Thorpe
as Dog Owner
Napoleon Whiting
as Kenneth, Lora's Butler
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Douglas Sirk
Director
Eleanore Griffin
Screenplay
Ross Hunter
Producer
Allan Scott
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Milton Carruth
Editor
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Paul Francis Webster
Songs
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Fannie Hurst
Novel
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Joe Lapis
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Jean Louis
Costume Designer
Russell A. Gausman
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Alexander Golitzen
Earl Grant
Theme Song Performance
Sammy Fain
Bill Thomas
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator
Max Nippell
Gaffer
Nick Marcellino
Pat Westmore
Rollie Lane
Still Photographer
Henry Janssen
Roy Vaughn
Assistant Camera
Norman Deming
Production Manager
Ledge Haddow
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Luanna Sherman
Script Supervisor
Henry Mancini
Wilson Shyer
Glenn E. Anderson
Del Armstrong
Lynn F. Reynolds
Rosamonde Lytele
Wardrobe Master
Robert Laszlo
Props
Rydo Loshak
LaVaughn Speer
Charles Cowie
Grip
Martha Bunch