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She must hold many men in her arms to find the one man she could love! - BUtterfield 8
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Title: BUtterfield 8

Release Date: 4 Nov 1960

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Drama

Director: Afton-Linebrook

Production Companies: Afton-Linebrook

Overview: Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into money.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (90 votes)

Cast

  • Gloria Wandrous: Elizabeth Taylor
  • Weston Liggett: Laurence Harvey
  • Steve Carpenter: Eddie Fisher
  • Emily Liggett: Dina Merrill
  • Mrs. Wandrous: Mildred Dunnock
  • Mrs. Fanny Thurber: Betty Field
  • Dr. Tredman: George Voskovec
  • Bingham Smith: Jeffrey Lynn
  • Norma: Susan Oliver
  • Happy: Kay Medford
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