Come Back, Little Sheba

1952, Drama, 1h 39m

9 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Two decades after their hasty wedding, Doc (Burt Lancaster) and Lola (Shirley Booth) are stuck in a deadening and loveless marriage. Doc, who dropped out of medical school when Lola got pregnant, blames Lola for the loss of his life's dream. Lola, who never recovered emotionally from the miscarriage she suffered shortly after their wedding, still mourns the loss of her beloved dog, Sheba. When a beautiful young lodger (Terry Moore) enters their home, long-repressed emotions explode.
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Daniel Mann
  • Producer:
    Hal B. Wallis
  • Writer:
    Ketti Frings
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Distributor:
    Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

Burt Lancaster
Doc Delaney
Shirley Booth
Lola Delaney
Terry Moore
Marie Buckholder
Richard Jaeckel
Turk Fisher
Philip Ober
Ed Anderson
Lisa Golm
Mrs. Coffman
Walter Kelley
Bruce Cunningham
Daniel Mann
Director
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Ketti Frings
Screenwriter
Franz Waxman
Original Music
James Wong Howe
Cinematography
Henry Bumstead
Art Director
Hal Pereira
Art Director
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Ross Dowd
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Costume Design
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Audience Reviews for Come Back, Little Sheba

  • Nov 25, 2007
    Burt Lancaster disappoints me sometimes but not here. Very similar in theme to Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf but this one is memorable in its own right.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Oct 06, 2007
    Shirley Booth gives a beautiful performance in this heart breaker, Burt Lancaster is also very fine in a portrait of a sad dance of need and devotion.
    jay n Super Reviewer
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