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East Side, West Side (1949)

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Release Date: Dec 22, 1949 Wide

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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy

Written By: Isobel Lennart

In Theaters: Dec 22, 1949 Wide

On DVD: Oct 30, 2007

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Jessie Bourne
James Mason
Brandon Bourne
Van Heflin
Mark Dwyer
Ava Gardner
Isabel Lorrison
Cyd Charisse
Rosa Senta
Nancy Davis
Helen Lee
Gale Sondergaard
Nora Kernan
William Conrad
Lieutenant Jacobi
Raymond Greenleaf
Horace Elcott Howland
Douglas Kennedy
Alec Dawning
Beverly Michaels
Felice Backett
William Frawley
Bill the Bartender
Lisa Golm
Josephine
Tom Powers
Owen Lee
Mimi Aguglia
Ernest Anderson
Redcap
Jean Andren
Louis Austin
Ferike Boros
Grandma Sistina
Wheaton Chambers
Doorman
Jack Gargan
Doorman
Fred Hoose
Meredith Leeds
Lou Lubin
Ralph Montgomery
Nino Pipitone
Paula Raymond
Joan Peterson
Jewel Rose
Hat Check Girl
Vito Scotti
Harry Strang
Fred the Doorman
Stanley Waxman
John
Lillian West
Maid
Wilson Wood
James H. Horne
Peter Thompson
Jock Ardley
Rita Lynn
Bette Arlen
Charles McAvoy
Frank Meredith
Cop
Wesley Bly
Club Attendant
Stanley Orr
Bourne's Chauffeur
Sandra Spence
Cigaret Girl
Tom Dillon
Roger Moore
Reporter

Critic Reviews for East Side, West Side

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nothing but burnished dreck

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Paul Brenner

Filmcritic.com

In the MGM tradition, it presents such uninteresting melodrama trash with style and makes it entertaining through its talented cast.

January 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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A good drama about complicated romances.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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A great cast isn't given much to do in this generally droll melodrama that gets slightly noirish. Barbara Stanwyck and James Mason are surprisingly unmemorable, but and early performance by Ava Gardner stands out (as if a young Ava Gardner couldn't stand out) for the few scenes she has but East Side, West Side.

October 26, 2007