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Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951)
When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley looks at her daughter she sees something else: a tennis prodigy who could be Milly’s ticket to money and fame.
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When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley looks at her daughter she sees something else: a tennis prodigy who could be Milly’s ticket to money and fame.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Martha Wilkerson
In Theaters:5/23/1951
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Runtime:78 minutes
Studio:The Filmakers
Cast
Ida Lupino
Director
Claire Trevor
Millie Farley
Sally Forrest
Florence Farley
Carleton G. Young
Fletcher Locke
Robert Clarke
Gordon McKay
Kenneth Patterson
Will Farley
Marcella Cisney
Miss Martin
Joseph Kearns
J.R. Carpenter
William Hudson
Interne
George Fisher
George Fisher
Arthur Little Jr.
Himself
Bert Whitley
Young Official
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