Something to Live For

Something to Live For

89 mins | Drama | March 7, 1952

Aging advertising executive Alan Miller is a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called by the elevator operator of a residential hotel to come and intervene in the case of one of the guests, struggling Broadway actress Jenny Carey. The two find they have even more in common than their taste for drink. But Jenny wants to put an end to their romance because Alan is a married man, who moreover is the father of two children. How will Jenny and Alan resolve their feelings without destroying Alan's marriage?

Something to Live For

89 mins | Drama | March 7, 1952

Something to Live For
Aging advertising executive Alan Miller is a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called by the elevator operator of a residential hotel to come and intervene in the case of one of the guests, struggling Broadway actress Jenny Carey. The two find they have even more in common than their taste for drink. But Jenny wants to put an end to their romance because Alan is a married man, who moreover is the father of two children. How will Jenny and Alan resolve their feelings without destroying Alan's marriage?
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Paramount
Original title Something to Live For
Directors John R. Coonan, Fred Guiol, George Stevens
Writers Dwight Taylor

Cast

Joan Fontaine

as Jenny Carey

Ray Milland

as Alan Miller

Teresa Wright

as Edna Miller

Richard Derr

as Tony Collins

Douglas Dick

as Baker

Herbert Heyes

as Crawley

Harry Bellaver

as Billy

Paul Valentine

as Albert Forest

Ed Agresti

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Alex Akimoff

as Waiter (uncredited)

Eric Alden

as Pharaoh (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

as Critic (uncredited)

Richard Barron

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Lavonne Battle

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Genevieve Bell

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Mari Blanchard

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Raymond Bond

as Box Office Man (uncredited)

Nick Borgani

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Helen Brown

as Miss Purdy (uncredited)

Ivan Browning

as Porter (uncredited)

Sue Carlton

as Scholarly Woman (uncredited)

Douglas Carter

as Waiter (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

as Critic (uncredited)

Lillian Clayes

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

as Young Man (uncredited)

Gerald Courtemarche

as Little Boy (uncredited)

Dulcie Day

as Actress (uncredited)

Gloria Dea

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Josette Deegan

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Jack Deery

as Aristocrat (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

as Executive (uncredited)

King Donovan

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

as Woman in Telephone Booth (uncredited)

Joseph J. Greene

as Heavy Set Man (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Peter Hansen

as Stage Cast Member (uncredited)

Marcoreta Hellman

as Party Guest (uncredited)

James Horne

as Young Man (uncredited)

John Indrisano

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sherry Jackson

as Child (uncredited)

Jerry James

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Passerby on Street (uncredited)

Paul King

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Kunde

as Executive (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

Jeanne Lafayette

as French Woman (uncredited)

Rudy Lee

as Chris Miller (uncredited)

George Lynn

as Executive (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Advertising Agency Customer (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

as Hofstadter (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

as Usher at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Pat Mitchell

as Johnny Miller (uncredited)

Ida Moore

as Old Woman with Dog (uncredited)

Diana Mumby

as Model (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

as Bartender (uncredited)

Barry Norton

as Man in Tweeds (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Waiter (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien

as Bar Customer (uncredited)

Patsy O'Byrne

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Frank Orth

as Waiter (uncredited)

Eddie Phillips

as Business Man (uncredited)

Jessie Proctor

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Sally Rawlinson

as Model (uncredited)

Kasey Rogers

as Stage Cast Member (uncredited)

Victor Romito

as Young Man (uncredited)

Jean Ruth

as Secretary (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Office Worker (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

as French Man (uncredited)

Cora Shannon

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Bill Sheehan

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Bartender (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

as Joey (uncredited)

Helen Spring

as Mrs. Crawley (uncredited)

Robert St. Angelo

as Slave Boss (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Kerry Vaughn

as Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Party Guest (uncredited)