The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)

Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White and the wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw. Nesbit marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. A fictionalized account of true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.

Directed by: Richard Fleischer

Cast: Ray Milland, Joan Collins, Farley Granger, Luther Adler, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Glenda Farrell, Frances Fuller, Phillip Reed, Gale Robbins, James Lorimer, John Hoyt, Robert F. Simon

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance

Rating: 6.3/10

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