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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). She marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. Inspired by true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

01 October 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Stanford White

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Harry Kendall Thaw

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Delphin Delmas

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Mrs. Thaw

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Mrs. Nesbit

Frances Fuller

Frances Fuller

Mrs. Elizabeth White

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Robert Collier

Gale Robbins

Gale Robbins

Gwen Arden

James Lorimer

James Lorimer

McCaleb

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

William Travers Jerome

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

Stage Manager (as Robert Simon)

Harvey Stephens

Harvey Stephens

Dr. Hollingshead DDS

Emile Meyer

Emile Meyer

Hunchbacher

Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky

Prisoner (uncredited)

Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)

Edna Holland

Edna Holland

Sales Clerk at Lord & Taylor (uncredited)

Suzanne Alexander

Suzanne Alexander

Floradora Girl (uncredited)

Helen Van Tuyl

Helen Van Tuyl

Mrs. Jennings (uncredited)

Gordon Carveth

Gordon Carveth

Juror (uncredited)

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Josie (uncredited)

William Forrest

William Forrest

Simpson (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Backstage Policeman (uncredited)

Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee

Tennis Girl (uncredited)

Ainslie Pryor

Ainslie Pryor

Sport Donnelly (uncredited)

Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault

Ludwig (uncredited)

Art Felix

Art Felix

Waiter (uncredited)

Diane DuBois

Diane DuBois

Floradora Girl (uncredited)

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Judge Fitzgerald (uncredited)

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Driver (uncredited)

Carol Kelly

Carol Kelly

Margaret (uncredited)

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