BUtterfield 8

BUtterfieldis a 1960 drama film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Taylor, thenyears old, won her first Academy Award for her performance in a leading role. The film was based on a 1934 novel written by John OHara in the wake of the success of his critically acclaimed Appointment in Samarra.

Gloria visits a childhood friend, pianist Steve Carpenter Eddie Fisher, in his Greenwich Village apartment. He chastises Gloria for wasting her life on onenight stands, but agrees to ask his girlfriend Norma Susan Oliver to lend her a dress. Gloria leaves, whereupon Norma jealously gives Steve an ultimatum he must choose between her and Gloria. While they are arguing, Steve accidentally refers to Norma as Gloria.Liggett takes a train to the countryside where his wife Emily is caring for her mother. A friend, Bingham Smith Jeffrey Lynn, advises him to end his adulterous relationships and return to Bings law firm instead of working for the chemical business of Emilys father. Meanwhile, Gloria lies to her doting mother Annie Mildred Dunnock, claiming to have spent the night at Normas. A neighbor, Fanny Thurber Betty Field, insinuates that Gloria spends many nights in less than virtuous circumstances, though Annie is oblivious to the insults. ........

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