Sylvia

Sylvia

Carroll Baker is the Fury. George Maharis is the Force. Sylvia is the Explosion!

NR 1965 · 115 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Thriller, Romance

Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator named Alan Maklin (George Maharis) to do some digging, and what he finds out about her life prior to becoming a writer is quite shocking. Will the newfound knowledge ruin the marriage? Gordon Douglas (Young at Heart) directs this drama, which is based on E.V. Cunningham's book.

Directed by Gordon Douglas · Written by Sydney Boehm

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Carroll Baker Sylvia: West (Karoki, Kay, Carlyle)
George Maharis Alan Macklin
Joanne Dru Jane (Bronson) Phillips
Peter Lawford Frederic Summers
Viveca Lindfors Irma Olanski
Edmond O'Brien Oscar Stewart
Aldo Ray Jonas Karoki
Ann Sothern Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
Lloyd Bochner Bruce Stamford III
Paul Gilbert Lola Diamond
Jay Novello Father Gonzales
Nancy Kovack Big Shirley

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