

Something to Live For
69%
9 TMDB ratings
Directed by George Stevens
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.
Cast

Ray Milland
Alan Miller

Joan Fontaine
Jenny Carey

Teresa Wright
Edna Miller

Herbert Heyes
Crawley

Douglas Dick
Baker

Richard Derr
Tony Collins

Harry Bellaver
Billy

Paul Valentine
Albert Forest
Ed Agresti
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Alex Akimoff
Waiter (uncredited)

Eric Alden
Pharaoh (uncredited)

Erville Alderson
Critic (uncredited)
Richard Barron
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Lavonne Battle
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell
Old Lady (uncredited)

Mari Blanchard
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Raymond Bond
Box Office Man (uncredited)

Helen Brown
Miss Purdy (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
Porter (uncredited)
Sue Carlton
Scholarly Woman (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Waiter (uncredited)

Maurice Cass
Critic (uncredited)
Lillian Clayes
Old Lady (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite
Young Man (uncredited)
Gerald Courtemarche
Little Boy (uncredited)
Dulcie Day
Actress (uncredited)

Gloria Dea
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Aristocrat (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Old Lady (uncredited)

Don Dillaway
Executive (uncredited)

King Donovan
Stage Manager (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert
Woman in Telephone Booth (uncredited)
Joseph J. Greene
Heavy Set Man (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Party Guest (uncredited)

Peter Hansen
Stage Cast Member (uncredited)
Marcoreta Hellman
Party Guest (uncredited)
James Horne
Young Man (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Party Guest (uncredited)

Sherry Jackson
Child (uncredited)
Jerry James
Party Guest (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Paul King
Party Guest (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Executive (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Jeanne Lafayette
French Woman (uncredited)

Rudy Lee
Chris Miller (uncredited)

George Lynn
Executive (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack
Advertising Agency Customer (uncredited)

Paul Maxey
Hofstadter (uncredited)

Mathew McCue
Usher at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Pat Mitchell
Johnny Miller (uncredited)

Ida Moore
Old Woman with Dog (uncredited)
Diana Mumby
Model (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Newlan
Bartender (uncredited)

Barry Norton
Man in Tweeds (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Bar Customer (uncredited)

Patsy O'Byrne
Old Lady (uncredited)

Frank Orth
Waiter (uncredited)

Eddie Phillips
Business Man (uncredited)
Jessie Proctor
Old Lady (uncredited)
Sally Rawlinson
Model (uncredited)

Kasey Rogers
Stage Cast Member (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Young Man (uncredited)

Jean Ruth
Secretary (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Office Worker (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan
French Man (uncredited)
Cora Shannon
Old Lady (uncredited)
Bill Sheehan
Party Guest (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
Bartender (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer
Joey (uncredited)
Helen Spring
Mrs. Crawley (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo
Slave Boss (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Party Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Kerry Vaughn
Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Crew

George Stevens
Director

Fred Guiol
Other
John R. Coonan
Assistant Director
Dwight Taylor
Screenplay

George Stevens
Producer
Ivan Moffat
Associate Producer
Howie Horwitz
Producer's Assistant
George Barnes
Director of Photography

Edith Head
Costume Design

Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Tom McAdoo
Editor
Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist
Details
- Release date
- March 7, 1952
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Director
- George Stevens
- Rated
- NR
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