The Revolt of Mamie Stover (film)
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Buddy Adler |
| Screenplay by | Sydney Boehm |
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The Revolt of Mamie Stover 1951 novel by William Bradford Huie |
| Starring |
Jane Russell Richard Egan Joan Leslie Agnes Moorehead |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals) |
The Revolt of Mamie Stover is a 1956 romantic drama DeLuxe Color film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Sydney Boehm, based on the novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie. The picture stars Jane Russell and Richard Egan, with Joan Leslie, Agnes Moorehead, and Michael Pate filmed in CinemaScope. The music was by Hugo Friedhofer and the cinematography by Leo Tover, with costume design by Travilla.
This adaptation downplays the novel's critique of Hollywood and the film industry.
In 1941, Mamie Stover, a prostitute in San Francisco, is chased away from the city by several policemen. On a freighter to Honolulu, she meets wealthy Jim Blair, a successful writer who thinks of Mamie as a Cinderella-like beauty. Flattered, Mamie enjoys not being associated with her former occupation and falls in love. A shipboard romance is cut short when Mamie notices Jim being welcomed ashore by his sweetheart Annalee.
As they part, Jim lends Mamie $100 ($1,600 today) to help her build a career. She visits an old friend, Jackie Davis, who introduces her to Bertha Parchman, the mean-spirited owner of a dance hall cantina. Even more cold-hearted is Bertha's vicious and sadistic manager Harry Adkins, who beats on any rule breaking hostesses working at the club. Mamie applies for a job, although according to Bertha's rules and other thirteen rules restricting prostitutes in Honolulu, she is not allowed to have a boyfriend, visit Waikiki Beach, or open a bank account in order to avoid taxes. The hostesses can keep 30% of the revenue they generate selling tickets for private visits and overpriced bottles of watered-down whiskey and champagne.
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