East Side, West Side (1949)
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64% of users liked it
(332 ratings)
Director Mervyn Leroy lends a burnished MGM gloss to this sordid tale of infidelity among rich New York East Siders. Barbara Stanwyck stars as Jessie Bourne, a charming society woman whose finds out that her husband Brandon (James Mason) is guiltily indulging in an illicit affair with the earthy… More Director Mervyn Leroy lends a burnished MGM gloss to this sordid tale of infidelity among rich New York East Siders. Barbara Stanwyck stars as Jessie Bourne, a charming society woman whose finds out that her husband Brandon (James Mason) is guiltily indulging in an illicit affair with the earthy Isobel Lorrison (Ava Gardner). Jessie bears her husband's indiscretion with a gallant dignity, and when Isabelle is killed, Jesse realizes that she doesn't care for Brandon anyway. Van Heflin is also on hand as ex-cop Mark Dwyer, who admires Jessie's stoic dignity. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Written By
- Isobel Lennart
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 22, 1949 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Paul Brenner, Filmcritic.com
nothing but burnished dreck
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
In the MGM tradition, it presents such uninteresting melodrama trash with style and makes it entertaining through its talented cast.
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Cast
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Barbara Stanwyck
as Jessie Bourne
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James Mason
as Brandon Bourne
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Van Heflin
as Mark Dwyer
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Ava Gardner
as Isabel Lorrison
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Cyd Charisse
as Rosa Senta
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Nancy Davis
as Helen Lee
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Gale Sondergaard
as Nora Kernan
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William Conrad
as Lieutenant Jacobi
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Raymond Greenleaf
as Horace Elcott Howland
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Douglas Kennedy
as Alec Dawning
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Beverly Michaels
as Felice Backett
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William Frawley
as Bill the Bartender
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Lisa Golm
as Josephine
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Tom Powers
as Owen Lee
- Mimi Aguglia
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Ernest Anderson
as Redcap
- Jean Andren
- Louis Austin
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Ferike Boros
as Grandma Sistina
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Wheaton Chambers
as Doorman
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Jack Gargan
as Doorman
- Fred Hoose
- Meredith Leeds
- Lou Lubin
- Ralph Montgomery
- Nino Pipitone
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Paula Raymond
as Joan Peterson
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Jewel Rose
as Hat Check Girl
- Vito Scotti
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Harry Strang
as Fred the Doorman
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Stanley Waxman
as John
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Lillian West
as Maid
- Wilson Wood
- James H. Horne
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Peter Thompson
as Jock Ardley
- Rita Lynn
- Bette Arlen
- Charles McAvoy
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Frank Meredith
as Cop
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Wesley Bly
as Club Attendant
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Stanley Orr
as Bourne's Chauffeur
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Sandra Spence
as Cigaret Girl
- Tom Dillon
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Roger Moore
as Reporter
