Cover of Mildred Pierce (Keepcase)
TCM, 11 p.m. ET
Another opportunity
to compare and contrast: The recent HBO miniseries version of this James
M. Cain novel is nominated for a mammoth 21 Emmys, including nods for
Kate Winslet in the title role and Even Rachel Wood as her cold-hearted
daughter. In this 1945 film version, Ann Blyth plays the daughter, and
the title role goes to Joan Crawford, whose films are shown all day and
night today on TCM. There are lots of differences between the two
treatments, but the final confrontation between mother and daughter may
be even better, and creepier, in this version than the remake.
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