Joan Crawford
Mildred Pierce
When Mildred Pierce's out-of-work husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom and her complicated relationship with her daughter.
Mildred Pierce
Wally Fay
Monte Beragon
Ida Corwin
Veda Pierce Forrester
Albert 'Bert' Pierce
Maggie Biederhof
Inspector Peterson
Miriam Ellis
Kay Pierce
Lottie (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Peterson's Assistant (uncredited)
High School Boy (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Police Matron (uncredited)
Dorothy (uncredited)
Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)
Director
