Burt Lancaster
Doc Delaney
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The title refers to Lola's missing dog, who disappeared before the play's opening and remains gone throughout the story. Lola hopes for the puppy's return throughout the play by calling "Come back, little Sheba" daily from the front door, but eventually faces reality and gives up on Sheba's return.
- William Ralph Inge
- 1950
Lola lost the baby and gives a lot of her affection to Sheba, a dog that disappeared a few months before the film opens. Doc blames Lola for having to drop out of medical school and not becoming a "real" doctor. Until joining AA a year ago, his escape was alcohol.
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- Drama, Romance
- Daniel Mann
- 1953-02-13
The title refers to the wife's little dog that disappeared months before the story begins and whom she still openly grieves for. Booth, who had originated her role on Broadway and was making her film debut, won Best Actress honors at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards .
Lola lost the baby and gives a lot of her affection to Sheba, a dog that disappeared a few months before the film opens. Doc blames Lola for having to drop out of medical school and not becoming a "real" doctor. Until joining AA a year ago, his escape was alcohol.
Sep 10, 2012 · Duration: 99 mins. Cast and crew. Director: Daniel Mann. Screenwriter: Ketti Frings. Cast: Burt Lancaster. Shirley Booth. Terry Moore. Richard Jaeckel. Philip Ober. Edwin Max. An email you’ll...
Her small lost dog, Little Sheba, symbolizes for her, on an unconscious level, her own lost youth and beauty, which she hopes somehow will come back to her. Marie, a college student who...
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Released Dec 24, 1952 1h 39m Drama List. 78% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 81% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Two decades after their hasty wedding, Doc (Burt Lancaster) and Lola (Shirley Booth) are stuck...
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