Old movie, possibly from the 1950's???!
Question: Old movie, possibly from the 1950's!?!?!?
There was a movie about a decent woman who lost her husband (Either died or left her) with 2 daughters!. (or maybe one) Any way, the teen girl was spoiled, and wanted to live the high life!. And was ashamed of her mother for taking a lowly job to support them!. ( I think she was a maid or a waitress)!. But the girl eventually became involved with an older man (around her mother's age) who would give her many material things!. Her mother was opposed!. And the man was not of very good charactor!. Long story short, He wound up being shot by someone!. And the movie ended with the mother in the interigation room!. Does any one know what movie this was!? (It possibly starred Myrna Loy)!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce dotes on her daughters while husband Bert looks to Maggie Binderhof for affection!. They soon divorce, leaving Mildred to raise the girls on her own!. Elder daughter Veda goads her mother about their lack of money and in response Mildred proposes opening a small restaurant!. Realtor Wally Fay advises her while making numerous rebuffed passes and introduces her to Monte Baragon whose property becomes the first of a chain of restaurants!. Mildred has an affair with Monte!. Meanwhile, money-hungry Veda pretends to be pregnant by wealthy Ted Forrester in order to bilk his family of $10,000!. Mildred tears up the check, is slapped by Veda, and orders her daughter to leave!. After time away, Mildred returns to find Veda singing in a cheap club!. Veda will return only if Mildred promises luxury, so Mildred agrees to marry Monte in exchange for a third of her businesses!. It soon becomes clear that something is going on between Veda and Monte!. Mildred learns of this only after Monte has sold out his third of the her business leaving her bankrupt!. She goes to Monte's beach house to kill him!.!.!. Shots ring out, but what really happened!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Mildred Pierce dotes on her daughters while husband Bert looks to Maggie Binderhof for affection!. They soon divorce, leaving Mildred to raise the girls on her own!. Elder daughter Veda goads her mother about their lack of money and in response Mildred proposes opening a small restaurant!. Realtor Wally Fay advises her while making numerous rebuffed passes and introduces her to Monte Baragon whose property becomes the first of a chain of restaurants!. Mildred has an affair with Monte!. Meanwhile, money-hungry Veda pretends to be pregnant by wealthy Ted Forrester in order to bilk his family of $10,000!. Mildred tears up the check, is slapped by Veda, and orders her daughter to leave!. After time away, Mildred returns to find Veda singing in a cheap club!. Veda will return only if Mildred promises luxury, so Mildred agrees to marry Monte in exchange for a third of her businesses!. It soon becomes clear that something is going on between Veda and Monte!. Mildred learns of this only after Monte has sold out his third of the her business leaving her bankrupt!. She goes to Monte's beach house to kill him!.!.!. Shots ring out, but what really happened!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
I will look, I know this much it is not a Myrna Loy movie I checked between 1963-1947, no movie she made in those years fits the description you gave, but I too, have seen the movie you are refering to, I will continue to look for itWww@Enter-QA@Com