Mildred Pierce

<i>The kind of woman most men want-but shouldn't have!</i><br /><br /> What Veda wants, her mother-<i>Mildred Pierce</i>-provides. Even if Mildred must end her middle-class marriage, climb atop the male-dominated business world and marry a wealthy man she doesn't love. "I'll do anything." Mildred says in explaining her love for her daughter. But does anything include murder? <br><br> From a novel by James M. Cain (<i>The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity</i>), <i>Mildred Pierce</i> is a classy murder mystery, a stylish film noir told from a woman's point of view. Joan Crawford's Mildred ended a two-year career slump, earned her a Best Actress Academy Award and revitalized her career. Just when you think you got this nominee for five other Oscars including Best Picture figured out, along comes a shocking twist ending!