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Hard, Fast and Beautiful is a 1951 American drama film directed by Ida Lupino and starring Claire Trevor, loosely based on the 1930 novel American Girl by sports fiction author John R. Tunis, which itself was an unflattering and thinly veiled fictionalization of tennis star Helen Wills Moody.
Original Release
05/23/1951
US Release
05/23/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claire Trevor | Millie Farley |
| Sally Forrest | Florence Farley |
| Carleton G. Young | Fletcher Locke |
| Robert Clarke | Gordon McKay |
| Kenneth Patterson | Will Farley |
| Marcella Cisney | Miss Martin |
| Joseph Kearns | J.R. Carpenter |
| William Hudson | Interne |
| George Fisher | George Fisher - Announcer / George Fisher |
| Arthur Little Jr. | Arthur Litte Jr. - Commentator at Forest Hills / Himself |
Directors
Writers
Martha Wilkerson, John R. Tunis
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claire Trevor | Millie Farley |
| Sally Forrest | Florence Farley |
| Carleton G. Young | Fletcher Locke |
| Robert Clarke | Gordon McKay |
| Kenneth Patterson | Will Farley |
| Marcella Cisney | Miss Martin |
| Joseph Kearns | J.R. Carpenter |
| William Hudson | Interne |
| George Fisher | George Fisher - Announcer / George Fisher |
| Arthur Little Jr. | Arthur Litte Jr. - Commentator at Forest Hills / Himself |
| Bert Whitley | Young official |
| Edwin Reimers | Announcer |
| Don Kent | Umpire |
| William Irving | Umpire |
| Barbara Brier | Girl |
| Marilyn Mercer | Girl |
| Bob Alden | Photographer |
| Herman Belmonte | Match Spectator |
| Paul Bradley | Nightclub Patron |
| Ralph Brooks | Match Spectator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Norman A. Cook | Producer |
| Collier Young | Producer |
