Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce is a 1941 hardboiled novel by James M. Cain. It was made into an Oscar-winning 1945 film starring Joan Crawford and a 2011 Emmy-winning miniseries starring Kate Winslet.

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Famous quotes containing the words Mildred Pierce:

    “Monte Beragon: When I’m close to you like this, there’s a sound in the air like the beating of wings. Do you know what that is?
    Mildred Pierce: No, what?
    Monte Beragon: My heart, beating like a schoolboy’s.
    Mildred Pierce: Is it? I thought it was mine.”
    —Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973)