Summary
Daisy Kenyon is an American romantic film drama first released in 1947,
directed by Otto Preminger.
The film is based on a novel by Elizabeth Janeway and stars Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda, Ruth Warrick and Martha Stewart.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Otto Preminger
- Script: David Hertz, Elizabeth Janeway (novel)
- Photo: Leon Shamroy
- Music: David Raksin
- Cast: Joan Crawford (Daisy Kenyon), Dana Andrews (Dan O’Mara), Henry Fonda (Peter Lapham), Ruth Warrick (Lucille O’Mara), Martha Stewart (Mary Angelus), Peggy Ann Garner (Rosamund O’Mara), Connie Marshall (Marie O’Mara), Nicholas Joy (Coverly), Art Baker (Lucille’s Attorney), Jimmy Ames (Cab Driver), Monya Andre (Mrs. Ames), Don Avalier (Hotel Captain), Griff Barnett (Will Thompson), John Butler (First Cab Driver), Les Clark (Taxi Driver), Robert Cole (Stork Club Headwaiter), John Davidson (Mervyn, O’Mara’s Butler), John Garfield (Himself – Cameo appearance (bar in Stork Club)), Victoria Horne (Marsha, Dan’s Secretary), Mauritz Hugo (Mr. Ames), Robert Karnes (Jack, Dan’s Assistant Attorney), Norman Leavitt (Fourth Cab Driver), Leonard Lyons (Himself – in Stork Club), Marion Marshall (Law Office Telephone Operator), Mae Marsh (Woman Leaving Apartment), Charles Meredith (Judge), Robert Neury (Hotel Captain), William H. O’Brien (Bartender at Stork Club), Roy Roberts (Dan’s attorney), Damon Runyon (Himself – Cameo appearance (bar in Stork Club)), Jeffrey Sayre (Stork Club Manager), Ann Staunton (Secretary), George E. Stone (Waiter), Tito Vuolo (Dino), Walter Winchell (Himself – Cameo appearance (in Stork Club))
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 99 min; B&W
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Drama / Romance


