BUtterfield 8 (1960) | |
| Director(s) | Daniel Mann |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman, Kathryn Hereford (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, New York |
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BUtterfield 8 Overview:
BUtterfield 8 (1960) was a Drama Film directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Pandro S. Berman and Kathryn Hereford.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by John O'Hara published in 1935.
Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Taylor | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg, Charles Harten | Nominated |
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BUtterfield 8 (1960)
By Beatrice on Mar 14, 2017 From Flickers in TimeBUtterfield 8 Directed by Daniel Mann Written by Charles Schnee and John Michael Hayes 1960/USA Afton-Linebrook First viewing/Netflix rental Elizabeth Taylor is not bad here but was better in other, better, films. The Hayes Code is still in force. ?Gloria Wandrous (Taylor) works as a “m... Read full article
The Style Essentials--Elizabeth Taylor Calls on Helen Rose Style in 1960's BUTTERFIELD 8
on Jul 12, 2011 From GlamAmorDaniel Mann's Butterfield 8 is one of the films that I recently discussed during a Turner Classic Movies podcast with Scott McGee when looking at the career of one of my favorite costume designers, Helen Rose. Because we weren't able to indulge in all of its wonderful wardrobe, I wanted to make sur... Read full article
Haiku #6: Butterfield 8
By FlickChick on May 3, 2011 From A Person in the DarkA Movie Haiku in memory of Elizabeth Taylor:Butterfield Eight Gin in the a.m.,the easy woman's mouthwash.Where the hell am I? This is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition. Enter now.... Read full article
Butterfield 8
By RBuccicone on Apr 18, 2011 From MacGuffin MoviesButterfield 8 (1960) ???? Elizabeth Taylor‘s sexuality seemed to be the guiding part of her career in the years surrounding 1960. She had done Cat on a Hot Tin Roof two years prior and would do Cleopatra two films after Butterfield 8? –a story of a woman who is a bit too liberal with her... Read full article
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
By Dawn on Sep 25, 2010 From Noir and Chick FlicksBUtterfield 8(1960) film directed by Daniel Mann. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Taylor won an Academy Award for her performance. The film begins when sophisticated call girl Gloria, wakes up in Weston Liggett's apartment. She is heartbroken when she finds the $250 dollars he... Read full article
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Quotes from
[Liggett hugs Gloria and says they're both *tired*]
Happy: Oh sure, Mr. L, I know what ya mean. At your age, a man's gotta get his rest, he's gotta get it regular!
Gloria Wandrous: Command performances leave me quite cold. I've had more fun in the back seat of a '39 Ford than I could ever have in the vault of the Chase Manhattan Bank.
Gloria Wandrous: You act like a man who's expecting his wife back in town.
Weston Liggett: Look, Gloria, I have to spend at least tonight with her.
Gloria Wandrous: A good night's sleep will be the best thing for you.
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Facts about
This film features the only dramatic role in Eddie Fisher's career, and the only film he made - in a major credited role - with wife Elizabeth Taylor. Just a year before, in Suddenly, Last Summer, Fisher had briefly appeared, uncredited, in one scene with Liz.
John O'Hara's 1935 novel is about the death of a call-girl and could not be filmed due to the Production Code. The novel was based on the death of Starr Faithfull, a 25-year-old woman whose body washed up onto the shore of Long Island in 1931 and became a sensation in the New York press due to her checkered sexual history.
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