Details

Release year: 1951

Storyline

Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.

Top credits

Directors

Ida Lupino

Writers

Cast

Claire Trevor — Millie Farley
Sally Forrest — Florence Farley
Carleton G. Young — Fletcher Locke
Robert Clarke — Gordon McKay

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Did you know

• At the 34-minute mark, Florence is playing a match in Seabright, New Jersey. In the crowd, Robert Ryan and director Ida Lupino (both uncredited) are shown applauding her.

• Eleanor Tennant, who is credited as a technical advisor for this film coached Sally Forrest on her tennis scenes. Tennant was the first female tennis player to become a professional and was runner-up in doubles at the 1920 U.S. Championships. She also coached numerous Hollywood stars, including Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.

• Based on the 1930 novel "American Girl" by John R. Tunis, which is a fictionalized account of the life of Helen Wills, a top female tennis player of the 1920s and 1930s. She won 31 Grand Slam tournaments, including 19 singles titles, and 2 Gold Medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris for singles and doubles.