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"Mildred Pierce" quotes

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A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Ranald MacDougall, James M. Cain, William Faulkner
Production: N/A
Genre: crime, drama, film-noir
Year: 1945
MetaScore: 88/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 20 Oct 1945
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Kay PierceMr. JonesMrs. Forrester's LawyerInspector PetersonPoliceman #1Policeman #2Policeman On PierBert PierceMiriam EllisIda CorwinVeda PierceMildred PierceMonte BeragonWally FayMildred BeragonPolicemanMonte's HouseboyMrs. Forrester
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I can get away from this shack with its cheap furniture - Mildred Pierce 01:08 I can get away from this shack with its cheap furniture Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea - Mildred Pierce 00:25 Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea I'm sorry this had to happen - Mildred Pierce 01:47 I'm sorry this had to happen I wish I could get that interested in work - Mildred Pierce 00:28 I wish I could get that interested in work It's awfully cheap material - Mildred Pierce 00:50 It's awfully cheap material Why do you always interrupt - Mildred Pierce 00:34 Why do you always interrupt When men get around me - Mildred Pierce 00:22 When men get around me You make me feel like Little Red Riding Hood - Mildred Pierce 00:38 You make me feel like Little Red Riding Hood You've been snooping around ever since I got this job - Mildred Pierce 01:05 You've been snooping around ever since I got this job That Ted Forrester's nice looking - Mildred Pierce 00:20 That Ted Forrester's nice looking You drink too much - Mildred Pierce 00:39 You drink too much You should be kept on a leash - Mildred Pierce 00:41 You should be kept on a leash Laughing boy seems slightly burned at the edges - Mildred Pierce 00:46 Laughing boy seems slightly burned at the edges My client feels - Mildred Pierce 01:22 My client feels I was always in the kitchen - Mildred Pierce 00:41 I was always in the kitchen That's what I like about you - Mildred Pierce 00:39 That's what I like about you This is a pretty big night for you - Mildred Pierce 00:54 This is a pretty big night for you You keep on refusing me - Mildred Pierce 00:30 You keep on refusing me Not too much ice in that drink you're about to make for me - Mildred Pierce 00:19 Not too much ice in that drink you're about to make for... Get out before I kill you - Mildred Pierce 00:34 Get out before I kill you Because I work for a living - Mildred Pierce 00:21 Because I work for a living We weren't expecting you Mildred - Mildred Pierce 00:33 We weren't expecting you Mildred There's something about the sound of my own voice that fascinates me - Mildred Pierce 00:25 There's something about the sound of my own voice that... A class reunion - Mildred Pierce 00:13 A class reunion Leave something on me - Mildred Pierce 00:19 Leave something on me And just what do you do - Mildred Pierce 00:28 And just what do you do It's your fault I'm the way I am - Mildred Pierce 00:10 It's your fault I'm the way I am I'm so smart it's a disease - Mildred Pierce 00:16 I'm so smart it's a disease I'm sorry I did that - Mildred Pierce 00:19 I'm sorry I did that You ought to do something about your sit down - Mildred Pierce 00:24 You ought to do something about your sit down It's a good thing California winters are so short - Mildred Pierce 00:26 It's a good thing California winters are so short I didn't mean it - Mildred Pierce 00:43 I didn't mean it Having you in my family's a pretty dismal prospect - Mildred Pierce 00:20 Having you in my family's a pretty dismal prospect Leave something on me I might catch cold - Mildred Pierce 00:04 Leave something on me I might catch cold Then I'll tell you With this money I can get away from you - Mildred Pierce 00:22 Then I'll tell you With this money I can get away from... You think just because you made money you can turn yourself into a lady - Mildred Pierce 00:15 You think just because you made money you can turn yourself... Well that's that - Mildred Pierce 00:49 Well that's that Personally Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea - Mildred Pierce 00:09 Personally Veda's convinced me that alligators have the... Just a teeny one I wish I could get interested in work - Mildred Pierce 00:16 Just a teeny one I wish I could get interested in work I hate all women My my - Mildred Pierce 00:11 I hate all women My my It's the dress It's awful cheap material I can tell by the smell - Mildred Pierce 00:18 It's the dress It's awful cheap material I can... Cut it out You make me feel like Little Red Riding Hood - Mildred Pierce 00:20 Cut it out You make me feel like Little Red Riding Hood Do you always interrupt Only because I want to be alone with you - Mildred Pierce 00:17 Do you always interrupt Only because I want to be alone with... You've been snooping since I got this job trying to find out what it is - Mildred Pierce 00:27 You've been snooping since I got this job trying to... You've never been married have you Men around me get allergic to wedding rings - Mildred Pierce 00:13 You've never been married have you Men around me get... You know I like Mexico It's so Mexican Thanks - Mildred Pierce 00:07 You know I like Mexico It's so Mexican Thanks There are times when I regret being a policeman - Mildred Pierce 00:15 There are times when I regret being a policeman That Ted Forrester is nice looking Veda likes him - Mildred Pierce 00:13 That Ted Forrester is nice looking Veda likes him You drink too much I do too much of everything I'm spoiled - Mildred Pierce 00:21 You drink too much I do too much of everything I'm... I never yet met one who didn't have the instincts of a heel - Mildred Pierce 00:11 I never yet met one who didn't have the instincts of a... Come on get wise Wally you should be kept on a leash - Mildred Pierce 00:22 Come on get wise Wally you should be kept on a leash My client feels and I am in complete accord with her that she has been irrep - Mildred Pierce 00:36 My client feels and I am in complete accord with her that... I was always in the kitchen - Mildred Pierce 00:18 I was always in the kitchen Mrs Beragon being a detective is like well like making an automobile - Mildred Pierce 00:22 Mrs Beragon being a detective is like well like making an... If you take a swim - Mildred Pierce 00:38 If you take a swim That's what I like about you You're so delightfully provincial - Mildred Pierce 00:14 That's what I like about you You're so... This is just like my wedding night - Mildred Pierce 00:12 This is just like my wedding night No pal Nothing petty This is a pretty big night for you - Mildred Pierce 00:28 No pal Nothing petty This is a pretty big night for you Good night Mr Beragon Thank you - Mildred Pierce 00:07 Good night Mr Beragon Thank you If you keep on refusing me I'm gonna think you're stubborn - Mildred Pierce 00:12 If you keep on refusing me I'm gonna think you're... Laughing boy seems burned at the edges What's eating him - Mildred Pierce 00:12 Laughing boy seems burned at the edges What's eating... Not too much ice in that drink you're about to make for me - Mildred Pierce 00:11 Not too much ice in that drink you're about to make for... Get out Veda - Mildred Pierce 00:13 Get out Veda You look down on me because I work for a living don't you - Mildred Pierce 00:09 You look down on me because I work for a living don't... We weren't expecting you Mildred obviously - Mildred Pierce 00:16 We weren't expecting you Mildred obviously I've heard a lot of things about you Nice things I hope - Mildred Pierce 00:07 I've heard a lot of things about you Nice things I hope In the Beragon family there is an old Spanish proverb - Mildred Pierce 00:13 In the Beragon family there is an old Spanish proverb In the spring a man's fancy turns to what he's thought about all winter - Mildred Pierce 00:20 In the spring a man's fancy turns to what he's... And just what do you do - Mildred Pierce 00:16 And just what do you do Give me another chance It's your fault I'm the way I am - Mildred Pierce 00:07 Give me another chance It's your fault I'm the way... To the men we have loved - Mildred Pierce 00:13 To the men we have loved Oh brother I'm so smart it's a disease - Mildred Pierce 00:07 Oh brother I'm so smart it's a disease I'm sorry I did that I'd have rather cut off my hand - Mildred Pierce 00:11 I'm sorry I did that I'd have rather cut off my... Well what is this a class reunion Looks like it - Mildred Pierce 00:09 Well what is this a class reunion Looks like it You ought to do something about your sit down - Mildred Pierce 00:13 You ought to do something about your sit down Everybody thinks detectives do nothing but ask questions - Mildred Pierce 00:13 Everybody thinks detectives do nothing but ask questions She plays the piano like I shoot pool - Mildred Pierce 00:11 She plays the piano like I shoot pool Maybe I'd better send for a beer - Mildred Pierce 00:09 Maybe I'd better send for a beer I don't like this house - Mildred Pierce 00:25 I don't like this house Having you in my family is a pretty dismal prospect Good afternoon - Mildred Pierce 00:16 Having you in my family is a pretty dismal prospect Good... Mildred Pierce Beragon Okay Wheel her in - Mildred Pierce 00:12 Mildred Pierce Beragon Okay Wheel her in Mildred - Mildred Pierce 00:04 Mildred What is it Bert This'll only take a minute - Mildred Pierce 00:55 What is it Bert This'll only take a minute You look down on me because I work for a living don't you - Mildred Pierce 00:26 You look down on me because I work for a living don't... I was in love with him and I knew it for the first time that night - Mildred Pierce 00:09 I was in love with him and I knew it for the first time that... I like you too Don't look now but you're standing under a brick wall - Mildred Pierce 00:14 I like you too Don't look now but you're standing... Then I'll tell you With this money I can get away from you - Mildred Pierce 00:14 Then I'll tell you With this money I can get away from... Your daughter has somehow got the idea that - Mildred Pierce 00:57 Your daughter has somehow got the idea that I always knew that someday we'd come to this particular moment - Mildred Pierce 00:20 I always knew that someday we'd come to this particular...
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Cast

Mildred Pierce Beragon - Joan Crawford
Wally Fay - Jack Carson
Monte Beragon - Zachary Scott
Ida Corwin - Eve Arden
Veda Pierce - Ann Blyth
All Cast