| No Down Payment | |
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| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Screenplay by | Philip Yordan Ben Maddow (uncredited) |
| Based on | No Down Payment by John McPartland |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Starring | Joanne Woodward Sheree North Tony Randall Jeffrey Hunter Cameron Mitchell Patricia Owens Barbara Rush Pat Hingle |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $995,000[1] or $700,000[2] |
| Box office | $1.2 million (US rentals)[3] or $925,000 (US)[2] |
No Down Payment is a 1957 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt. It was written by Philip Yordan, who fronted for an uncredited and blacklisted Ben Maddow, and is based on the novel of the same name by John McPartland. The film stars Joanne Woodward, Sheree North, Tony Randall, Jeffrey Hunter, Cameron Mitchell, Patricia Owens, Barbara Rush, and Pat Hingle.
Set in a California subdivision, the story follows four neighbor couples facing problems such as alcoholism, racism and promiscuity. It received two BAFTA nominations for Best Film From Any Source and Best Foreign Actress (Joanne Woodward).
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p251
- ^ a b HOLLYWOOD SCENE: Jerry Wald Presents His Treasurer's Report – Blaustein's 'Horsemen', by THOMAS M PRYOR, New York Times, 27 July 1958: X5.
- ^ "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30