Come Back, Little Sheba (film adaptation of William Inge play)

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Come Back, Little Sheba is a 1952 American drama film adaptation of William Inge’s play, noted for its intimate portrayal of a troubled middle-aged marriage and Shirley Booth’s Academy Award–winning performance.

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instanceOf film
adaptationOf stage play
adaptationType film adaptation of William Inge play
authorOfSourceWork William Inge NERFINISHED
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress
awardReceivedBy Shirley Booth NERFINISHED
basedOn Come Back, Little Sheba (play) NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
character Doc Delaney NERFINISHED
Lola Delaney NERFINISHED
Marie Buckholder NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy James Wong Howe NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dialogueStyle character-driven
director Daniel Mann NERFINISHED
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Warren Low NERFINISHED
era 1950s American cinema
genre drama film
hasSettingElement working-class home
mainTheme alcoholism
lost youth
regret
troubled middle-aged marriage
musicBy Franz Waxman NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
nominationReceivedBy Terry Moore NERFINISHED
notableFor Shirley Booth’s Academy Award–winning performance
intimate portrayal of a troubled middle-aged marriage
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED
Richard Jaeckel NERFINISHED
Shirley Booth NERFINISHED
Terry Moore NERFINISHED
producer Hal B. Wallis
productionCompany Hal Wallis Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1952-01-09
releaseYear 1952
runtimeMinutes 96
screenwriter Ketti Frings NERFINISHED
setIn Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
stars Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED
Richard Jaeckel NERFINISHED
Shirley Booth NERFINISHED
Terry Moore NERFINISHED

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Daniel Mann directed Come Back, Little Sheba (film adaptation of William Inge play)