Come back, little Sheba

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Movie
German title Come back, little Sheba
Original title Come back, Little Sheba
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1952
length 99 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Daniel Mann
script Ketti Frings
production Hal B. Wallis
music Franz Waxman
camera James Wong Howe
cut Warren Low
occupation

Come Back Little Sheba is an American fiction film from 1952. The film was based on the play Come Back Little Sheba! (Original title: Come Back, Little Sheba! ) By William Inge .

action

Lola Delaney and Doc Delaney are a seemingly happy couple. Lola wants to sublet a room in her house. Your husband Doc doesn't know about it. The young student Marie gladly accepts the offer. After all, the husband is also willing to take the girl into his home. Marie becomes the Delaney's substitute daughter, because the couple's life is burdened by the early death of their daughter. Doc became an alcoholic over the grief for his daughter and has only recently gotten over the problem. First of all, the little dog Sheba was supposed to replace the daughter's loss. But Sheba ran away. Marie is now faithfully cared for by the Delaney, replacing her daughter and dog. The Delaney are jealous when Marie meets the young athlete Turk Fisher. Lola fears losing her surrogate daughter, while Doc feels more than just fatherly feelings for the attractive girl. Marie, on the other hand, is split, because she is actually engaged to Bruce, who has been traveling for some time and is therefore not there.

One evening Turk and Marie return from a dance night. Marie has forgotten her key, so Turk enters through a window, unlocks the front door and lets Marie in. They sneak into Marie's room, which is however observed by Doc. He remembers how it used to be between him and Lola and goes back to the kitchen to reach for his bottle hidden in the closet. Meanwhile, Marie changes her mind and asks Turk to leave. He is annoyed, but then disappears through a window, unseen by Doc. Doc drowns his grief in whiskey he hadn't touched in a year. He doesn't come back until late in the evening, so he missed the dinner Lola had planned for Marie and the returning Bruce. Drunk and angry about their allegations, the situation escalates, and Doc hits both Lola and Marie. He mercilessly expresses the pent-up ridicule he had so well hidden in sobriety. The horrified Lola asks him to finally be sensible, but he only gets even more angry and even threatens Lola with a knife. Lola manages to call two of her friends to take him to the hospital. A neighbor hears the commotion and runs over just as the two men come to take Doc away. Doc is carried away screaming while Lola and the neighbor look on sadly.

The next day, a shaken Lola calls her mother to ask if she could stay there for a few days, but her father has still not forgiven her for dropping out of school for Doc and marrying him too young . Her mother offers to come to Lola, but Lola refuses. Despite the dramatic events, it ends positively for Marie because Bruce returns and they get married. When Doc returns from the hospital, he is greeted by Lola, who takes on the role of the loving woman again, and he discovers that he does love her after all. He asks her never to leave him. Lola promises to stay with him forever and he says, "It's good to have a home."

background

Shirley Booth had been a successful stage actress on Broadway since the 1930s . "Come back little Sheba" was her first film role. At the time of filming, she was already over 50 years old. She had already played the role of Lola in the premiere production of the play on Broadway. The theater direction was also taken over by Daniel Mann in 1950. Sidney Blackmer played the role of Doc Delaney .

Reviews

"Subtly staged marriage drama, unusually captivating in atmosphere, character drawing and representation."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

Shirley Booth received an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal in 1953 . Terry Moore (supporting actress) and Warren Low (editor) received Oscar nominations. The film also entered the competition at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival and won an award for best drama. Shirley Booth was praised by the jury for her performance.

literature

  • William Inge : Come back, little Sheba! A play in two acts (original title: Come Back, Little Sheba! ). German by Leo Mittler . Ahn & Simrock, Berlin and Wiesbaden no year, 90 p. [Stage manuscript]

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Come back, little Sheba. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 15, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used