new york city,love triangle,architect,based on true story,woman between two men,public murder,broadway,showgirl,madison square garden,revenge killing,business tycoon,1900s,social scandal

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)

Poster for The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

THE RISE - THE FALL of the most beautiful Floradora chorine from penniless model to mistress of $40,000,000

Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). She marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. Inspired by true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.

Cast & Crew

Director
Richard Fleischer
  • Profile picture of Ray Milland
    Stanford White Ray Milland
  • Profile picture of Joan Collins
    Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Joan Collins
  • Profile picture of Farley Granger
    Harry Kendall Thaw Farley Granger
  • Profile picture of Luther Adler
    Delphin Delmas Luther Adler
  • Profile picture of Cornelia Otis Skinner
    Mrs. Thaw Cornelia Otis Skinner
  • Profile picture of Glenda Farrell
    Mrs. Nesbit Glenda Farrell
  • Profile picture of Frances Fuller
    Mrs. Elizabeth White Frances Fuller
  • Profile picture of Phillip Reed
    Robert Collier Phillip Reed

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • love triangle
  • architect
  • based on true story
  • woman between two men
  • public murder
  • broadway
  • showgirl
  • madison square garden
  • revenge killing
  • business tycoon
  • 1900s
  • social scandal