Something to Live For

Something to Live For (1952)

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.

Date of release
1952-03-07
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama
Director
George Stevens

Casting

Interesting facts

Something to Live For is a 1952 American drama film starring Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, and Teresa Wright, directed by George Stevens, and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Dwight Taylor was the first to focus on the Alcoholics Anonymous program as a means of overcoming an addiction to liquor.

Production notes

Screenwriter Dwight Taylor based the character of Jenny on his mother, stage actress Laurette Taylor, whose struggle with alcoholism kept her from acting for years at a time. She was a longtime friend of director/producer George Stevens' uncle, theatre critic Ashton Stevens.

At the film's San Francisco premiere, Joan Fontaine told reporters this was one of her more difficult roles "partly because I've never been drunk." In order to achieve a convincing performance, she said "I talked to members of Alcoholics Anonymous and watched my friends at cocktail parties."

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