About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie
	1954 theatrical poster
Directed by	Daniel Mann
Produced by	Hal Wallis
Written by	Ketti Frings; Hal Kanter
Based on	About Mrs. Leslie; by Viña Delmar
Starring	Shirley Booth; Robert Ryan; Marjie Millar; Alex Nicol
Music by	Victor Young
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Edited by	Warren Low
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 27, 1954 (New York City); June 29, 1954 (Los Angeles); August 3, 1954 (General);
Running time	103-104 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

About Mrs. Leslie is a 1954 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Shirley Booth and Robert Ryan. It was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1955.[1]

Plot summary

Rooming house owner Mrs. Vivien Leslie reminisces in flashbacks about her past as a cafe entertainer turned dress shop owner who had a longtime affair with mysterious, lonely industrialist George Leslie, who originally hired her as a vacation "companion." Though they enjoyed each other's company annually at a peaceful oceanside retreat, George told Vivien nothing of his life outside the vacations, until she learned accidentally of his aviation work and his unhappy marriage. In subplots, Vivien's tenants and neighbors, including a young couple aspiring to television success, carry on soap-opera lives. Meanwhile, through her reminiscences and her involvement in her tenants' troubles, Vivien questions whether her relationship with George cost her as much as it gave her.

Cast

Shirley Booth as Mrs. Vivien Leslie
Robert Ryan as George Leslie
Marjie Millar as Nadine Roland
Alex Nicol as Lan McKay
Sammy White as Harry Willey
James Bell as Herbert Poole
Eilene Janssen as Pixie Croffman
Philip Ober as Mort Finley
Harry Morgan as Fred Blue
Ann McCrea as Nightclub girl

Production notes

Based on the novel About Mrs. Leslie by Viña Delmar (New York, 1950). According to a Hollywood Reporter news item, Paramount purchased the rights to Vina Delmar's novel in June 1950, and tentatively assigned the project to George Stevens.

In September 1953, Hollywood Reporter announced that Paul Nathan, story editor and casting director for the "recently dissolved Hal Wallis Productions," was to "start work" on the picture, but the exact nature and extent of his contribution have not been determined.[2]

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References

External links

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[1] IMDB entry

[2] TCM Notes