Come Back, Little Sheba
1952 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 7.3 · 70% critics
A strained marriage is tested when a lonely couple takes in a young boarder, stirring up old regrets and new tensions. As attraction, jealousy, and unspoken disappointments surface, their carefully managed routine begins to crack under the pressure of temptation and emotional need.
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Details
- Years
- 1952
- Release date
- 1953-03-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (43 votes)
About
If you like intimate, heavy dramas about marriage, loneliness, and addiction with standout acting, this may land for you, especially if you enjoyed The Rose Tattoo; Not for you if you want upbeat stories or lots of action.
Pros: powerhouse lead performances; raw marital drama; tense relapse stakes | Cons: stagey, talky feel; uneven younger characters; bleak, dated attitudes
Themes
- dreams
- marriage
- housewife
- postman
- childlessness
- liquor
- boarder
- based on play or musical
- lodger
- alcoholism
- art student
- grief
- +24 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1953
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1953 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1953 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1953 · nominated
Cast & crew
Burt Lancaster
as Doc Delaney
Shirley Booth
as Lola Delaney
Terry Moore
as Marie Buckholder
Richard Jaeckel
as Turk Fisher
Philip Ober
as Ed Anderson
Edwin Max
as Elmo Huston
Lisa Golm
as Mrs. Coffman
- WK
Walter Kelley
as Bruce Cunningham
Ned Glass
as Man at AA Meeting (uncredited)
William Haade
as Hospital Intern (uncredited)
Directed by Daniel Mann