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Sylvia
Sylvia

Sylvia

Carroll Baker is the Fury. George Maharis is the Force. Sylvia is the Explosion!

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Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator named Alan Maklin (George Maharis) to do some digging, and what he finds out about her life prior to becoming a writer is quite shocking. Will the newfound knowledge ruin the marriage? Gordon Douglas (Young at Heart) directs this drama, which is based on E.V. Cunningham's book.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

10 February 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Sylvia: West (Karoki, Kay, Carlyle)

George Maharis

George Maharis

Alan Macklin

Joanne Dru

Joanne Dru

Jane (Bronson) Phillips

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

Frederic Summers

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Irma Olanski

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Oscar Stewart

Aldo Ray

Aldo Ray

Jonas Karoki

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona

Lloyd Bochner

Lloyd Bochner

Bruce Stamford III

Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert

Lola Diamond

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Father Gonzales

Nancy Kovack

Nancy Kovack

Big Shirley

Gene Lyons

Gene Lyons

Gavin Cullen

Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Wilbur (aka "Muscles")

Alan Carney

Alan Carney

Gus

Shirley O'Hara

Shirley O'Hara

Mrs. Karoki

Ricky Allen

Ricky Allen

Herbert, the Boy in the Library (uncredited)

Val Avery

Val Avery

Pudgey Smith (uncredited)

Majel Barrett

Majel Barrett

Anne (uncredited)

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Maitre'd (uncredited)

Connie Gilchrist

Connie Gilchrist

Molly Banter (uncredited)

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Butler (uncredited)

Clive Halliday

Clive Halliday

Calligraphy Professor (uncredited)

John Harmon

John Harmon

Sid (uncredited)

Stacy Harris

Stacy Harris

Mr. Leland (uncredited)

Kathleen Mulqueen

Kathleen Mulqueen

Assistant Principal (uncredited)

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Pancho Guzman (uncredited)

Robert Random

Robert Random

(uncredited)

Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Professor Eglebert (uncredited)

Geraldine Wall

Geraldine Wall

Clerk at Private Hospital (uncredited)

Paul Wexler

Paul Wexler

Peter Memel (uncredited)

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