Mildred Pierce (#860) USED paranoia thrillers 22 mins): assistant James Partridge

22 mins): assistant James Partridge remembers working with his cousin

Strikingly shot and with pitch-perfect performances that will make you squirm in your seat

And when the fur starts flying

Creating the Poster

Mildred Pierce (#860) USED paranoia thrillers 22 mins): assistant James PartridgeMelodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from the Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by Joan Crawford (Johnny Guitar) as Mildred, a single mother hell bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford s career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well