Come Back, Little Sheba

A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Doc Delaney

Shirley Booth

as Lola Delaney

Terry Moore

as Marie Buckholder

Richard Jaeckel

as Turk Fisher

Philip Ober

as Ed Anderson

Edwin Max

as Elmo Huston

Lisa Golm

as Mrs. Coffman

Walter Kelley

as Bruce Cunningham

Ned Glass

as Man at AA Meeting (uncredited)

William Haade

as Hospital Intern (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I'd never heard of this film until I stumbled upon it today, and boy - what a stumble. Shirley Booth turns in one of the most intense performances I have ever seen. "Lola" is married to recovering alcoholic "Doc" (Burt Lancaster) and they live a meticulously ordered life with her the housewife and h...

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