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Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 18m
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6.3/10
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Robert Clarke, Sally Forrest, Claire Trevor, and Carleton G. Young in Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951)
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Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.

  • Director
    • Ida Lupino
  • Writers
    • Martha Wilkerson
    • John R. Tunis
  • Stars
    • Claire Trevor
    • Sally Forrest
    • Carleton G. Young
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    688
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ida Lupino
    • Writers
      • Martha Wilkerson
      • John R. Tunis
    • Stars
      • Claire Trevor
      • Sally Forrest
      • Carleton G. Young
    • 21User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Claire Trevor
    Claire Trevor
    • Millie Farley
    Sally Forrest
    Sally Forrest
    • Florence Farley
    Carleton G. Young
    Carleton G. Young
    • Fletcher Locke
    Robert Clarke
    Robert Clarke
    • Gordon McKay
    Kenneth Patterson
    • Will Farley
    Marcella Cisney
    • Miss Martin
    Joseph Kearns
    Joseph Kearns
    • J.R. Carpenter
    William Hudson
    William Hudson
    • Interne
    George Fisher
    • George Fisher - Announcer
    Arthur Little Jr.
    • Arthur Litte Jr. - Commentator at Forest Hills
    Bert Whitley
    • Young official
    Edwin Reimers
    • Announcer
    Don Kent
    • Umpire
    William Irving
    • Umpire
    Barbara Brier
    • Girl
    Marilyn Mercer
    • Girl
    Bob Alden
    • Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Belmonte
    • Match Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ida Lupino
    • Writers
      • Martha Wilkerson
      • John R. Tunis
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    • Trivia
      At the 34-minute mark, Florence is playing a match in Seabright, New Jersey. In the crowd, Robert Ryan and director Ida Lupino (both uncredited) are shown applauding her.
    • Goofs
      Florence looks at her new necklace in the mirror while she is wearing it. The words I LOVE YOU CHAMP are seen in the mirror. They ought to have been backwards.
    • Connections
      Featured in Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)

    User reviews21

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    9/10

    Lupino's perspective is fascinating

    This movie turns its characters' souls inside-out, but never deviates from its pacing or its sports theme. Interesting performances punctuate an early 50's version of a woman trying to find her own way by eschew popular convention. The studio ending forced upon Lupino blunts some of the intended effect.
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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1952 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Loving Cup
    • Filming locations
      • West Side Tennis Club - 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • The Filmakers
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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