{"id":52909,"date":"2020-11-03T16:22:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T23:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52909"},"modified":"2022-09-25T19:00:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T02:00:25","slug":"come-back-little-sheba-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52909","title":{"rendered":"Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I can&#8217;t give up just because I made a few mistakes; I&#8217;ve gotta keep going!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Poster-192x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Poster-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Poster-654x1024.png 654w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Poster-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Poster.png 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA frumpy housewife (Shirley Booth) looks after her one-year-sober husband (Burt Lancaster) while welcoming a college-age boarder (Terry Moore) to their house &#8212; but Moore&#8217;s dalliances with an amorous athlete (Richard Jaeckel) upset Lancaster&#8217;s hard-won equilibrium.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alcoholism and Drug Addiction<\/li>\n<li>Burt Lancaster Films<\/li>\n<li>Housewives<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Richard Jaeckel Films<\/li>\n<li>Terry Moore Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nTheatrical director Daniel Mann made his cinematic debut with this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Come_Back%2C_Little_Sheba_(play)\">William Inge&#8217;s play<\/a>, earning Booth an Oscar in her first significant screen role. It tells a compact, quietly tense tale of a childless woman eager for company and stimulation of any kind, and a man struggling to stay &#8220;dry&#8221; by attending AA meetings, going to work as a chiropractor, and co-existing with his kind yet desperately lonely and insecure wife. The introduction of Moore into this couple&#8217;s predictable lives most definitely tips the balances &#8212; though not necessarily in ways we&#8217;d expect. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1335sheba.html\">DVD Savant writes<\/a>, in addition to providing an intriguing &#8220;early look at the AA culture, with its positive method for helping alcoholics through support groups&#8221;, it shows us how &#8220;Doc Delaney [Lancaster] goes through his days dour and methodical, conscious of everything he does and says as if convinced some invisible demon will appear to send him back to the bottle&#8221; &#8212; in other words, engaging in the highly tenuous work of staying sober moment to moment. All the key players give fine performances, and while we sense that things are headed in a bad direction, we&#8217;re kept authentically invested in how they will ultimately resolve. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shirley Booth as Lola<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Booth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Booth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Booth.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Booth-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Booth-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Booth-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Terry Moore as Marie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Moore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Moore.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Moore.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Moore-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Moore-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Moore-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Burt Lancaster as Doc Delaney\/&#8221;Daddy&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Lancaster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Lancaster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Lancaster.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Lancaster-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Lancaster-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Lancaster-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Cinematography.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Cinematography-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Cinematography-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Come-Back-Little-Sheba-Cinematography-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, for the performances. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0044509\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/71270\/come-back-little-sheba#articles-reviews?articleId=79856\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/come-back-little-sheba\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1335sheba.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t give up just because I made a few mistakes; I&#8217;ve gotta keep going!&#8221; Synopsis: A frumpy housewife (Shirley Booth) looks after her one-year-sober husband (Burt Lancaster) while welcoming a college-age boarder (Terry Moore) to their house &#8212; but Moore&#8217;s dalliances with an amorous athlete (Richard Jaeckel) upset Lancaster&#8217;s hard-won equilibrium. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Burt Lancaster Films Housewives Marital Problems Play Adaptations Richard Jaeckel Films Terry Moore Films Review: Theatrical director Daniel Mann&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52909\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52909"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87660,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52909\/revisions\/87660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}