Overview

• Nancy Olson, now 97, is the last surviving principal cast member and shares fresh recollections of her on-set chemistry with William Holden.
• A balcony scene unfolded as a real-time embrace until Holden’s wife, Ardis Ankerson, shouted “Cut, dammit!” from the party below.
• Fathom Entertainment has reissued a 4K restoration in over 1,000 theaters nationwide and released a 4K UHD home-video edition.
• Originally released by Paramount Pictures in 1950, the film earned 11 Oscar nominations and won Academy Awards for Story and Screenplay, Art Direction and Scoring.
• The anniversary re-release has reignited discussion of the film’s biting critique of Hollywood’s disposability and its lasting influence on noir cinema.