COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA (DVD) FF/DOL/ENG SUB DVD

Come Back, Little Sheba
In the original Broadway production of this William Inge play, Shirley Booth played Lola Delaney, the vulgar, dumpy, less-than-bright "shotgun bride" of recovering alcoholic Doc Delaney, played on stage by Sidney Blackmer, who won a Tony award for his efforts. When time came to film the play, Shirley Booth was retained as Lola, but Burt Lancaster replaced Blackmer as Doc. Although Lancaster seems far too youthful for the role, the film is a fascinating and sometimes funny study of an unhappy marriage made unhappier by the arrival of a sexy stranger. Young Marie (Terry Moore) rents a room from Lola, a tiresome creature who never stops talking, especially about the "imminent" return of her runaway dog Sheba. Doc is having enough trouble staying away from the bottle and resigning himself to his marriage without the curvaceous Marie arousing his baser instincts. The characters interact with gloomy consequences, in the typical kitchen-sink-realism style of Inge's Fifties plays, although a tacked-on happy ending, common to Fifties movie melodramas, pretends otherwise. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Burt Lancaster as Doc Delaney Shirley Booth as Lola Delaney Terry Moore as Marie Buckholder Richard Jaeckel as Turk Fisher Philip Ober as Ed Anderson Lisa Golm as Mrs. Goffman Walter Kelley as Bruce

Crew Daniel Mann - Director Warren Low - Editor Franz Waxman - Composer (Music Score) James Wong Howe - Cinematographer Hal B. Wallis - Producer Ketti Frings - Screenwriter William Inge - Play Author

Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba is a strong adaptation of William Inge's stage play, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Shirley Booth as the sweet but banal wife of a alcoholic, middle-aged doctor (Burt Lancaster). Booth originated the role in the Broadway production, and her performance makes the movie work. Little Sheba was also the high point in supporting actress Terry Moore's career. Much of Inge's insightful dialogue is wisely retained by screenwriter Ketti Frings. Director Daniel Mann and cinematographer James Wong Howe do a good job of opening up the material. ~ Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide
 

Daniel Mann: Directors Guild of America, Best Director (nominated) Shirley Booth: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Actress (winner) Shirley Booth: Cannes Film Festival, Special Mention - Best Actress (winner) Shirley Booth: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (winner) Shirley Booth: National Board of Review, Best Foreign Film (winner) Shirley Booth: New York Film Critics Circle, Best Actress (winner) Terry Moore: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Supporting Actress (nominated) Warren Low: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Editing (nominated)

British Academy of Film and Television, Best British Film (nominated) Cannes Film Festival, International Prize For Best Dramatic Film (winner) Golden Globe, Best Picture - Drama (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc Full screen format Dolby Digital (English Mono) English subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 95 min Part of Series: Paramount DVD Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Room for Rent 2. Fruit Juice 3. The Birthday Party 4. Disappointed Men 5. Keeping Busy Is Keeping Happy 6. Taboo 7. Memories of Spring 8. Mistakes 9. A Good Dancer 10. Watch Them 11. Fighting Temptation 12. Getting Ready for Company 13. Bruce 14. One More Drink 15. City Hospital 16. I Feel Better Already