‘Mildred Pierce’ opens in New York City 80 years ago this hour (Sep 28 1945)


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(Friday, September 28, 1945, doors opened at 9:00 a.m. EDT)Mildred Pierce, a drama film about a woman who turns herself into a business tycoon to win her selfish daughter a place in society, opened today at the Strand Theatre at 1579 Broadway, at the northwest corner of 47th Street and Broadway in Times Square, New York City.


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Directed by Michael Curtiz, the film starred Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden and Ann Blyth.