Butterfield 8 Movie Review 1960

A seedy film of the John O'Hara novel about a prostitute that wants to go straight and settle down. Taylor won an Oscar, perhaps because she was ill and had lost in the two previous years in more deserving roles.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Oldest Profession, Sex & Sexuality, Books to Film: John O'Hara

Screenplay

John Michael Hayes, Charles Schnee

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Dina Merrill, Mildred Dunnock, Betty Field, Susan Oliver, Kay Medford

Cinematography

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director

Daniel Mann

Producer

MGM, Afton

Awards

Oscars 1960: Actress (Taylor).