A Life of Her Own (1950)
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Lana Turner stars as an ambitious model who seeks her fortune in New York City. She is befriended by over-the-hill cover-girl Ann Dvorak, whose performance carries the story until she commits suicide twenty minutes into the film. Turner promises herself that she won't end up burned out like Dvorak,… More Lana Turner stars as an ambitious model who seeks her fortune in New York City. She is befriended by over-the-hill cover-girl Ann Dvorak, whose performance carries the story until she commits suicide twenty minutes into the film. Turner promises herself that she won't end up burned out like Dvorak, but as her fame grows, she is inexorably drawn into the hectic social whirl that sealed Dvorak's doom. Enjoying the favors of wealthy Ray Milland, Turner seeks out Milland's wife (Margaret Phillips), hoping to convince the woman to give up her husband. When she meets the crippled Mrs. Milland, Turner is made painfully aware of the length and breadth of the woman's love for her husband. Turner pulls out of the relationship, and we are encouraged to believe that hers will be a much happier and more fulfilling life than that of the unfortunate Ann Dvorak (ironically, in real life Ann Dvorak's final days were relatively contented ones, while Lana Turner spent her twilight years wondering where the looks, the men and the money had gone). Though not so noted in the credits, A Life of Her Own was inspired by The Abiding Vision, a novel by Rebecca West. Bronislau Kaper's musical score was later recycled for the 1951 MGM romantic drama Invitation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.
- Directed By
- George Cukor
- Written By
- Isobel Lennart
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 1950 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 30, 1993
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Starring Lana Turner and Ray Milland, this melodrama about adultery is a minor film in George Cukor's impressive output.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This artificially dramatic fluff piece seems as if it was ripped out of the pages of a woman's confessional magazine ... .
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Cast
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Lana Turneras Lily Branner James -
Ray Millandas Steve Harleigh -
Tom Ewellas Tom Caraway
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Louis Calhernas Jim Leversoe -
Ann Dvorakas Mary Ashlon -
Jean Hagenas Maggie Collins
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