Lizzie (1957 film)

This article is about the 1957 film starring Eleanor Parker as a woman with three personalities and Richard Boone as the psychiatrist who helps her. For the 2018 film about “Lizzie” Borden, see Lizzie (2018 film).
Lizzie
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Directed byHugo Haas
Screenplay byMel Dinelli
Based onThe Bird's Nest
1954 novel
by Shirley Jackson
Produced byJerry Bresler
StarringEleanor Parker
Richard Boone
Joan Blondell
CinematographyPaul Ivano
Edited byLeon Barsha
Music byLeith Stevens
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 4, 1957 (1957-04-04)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$361,000[1]
Box office$555,000[1]

Lizzie is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Hugo Haas. The film is based on the 1954 novel The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson and stars Eleanor Parker, Richard Boone and Joan Blondell. The popular songs "It's Not for Me to Say" and "Warm and Tender" were written for this film, and performed by Johnny Mathis, who played a piano player/singer in the film. The film was produced by MGM Studios.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.