Hard, Fast and Beautiful

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. Released in 1951, Hard, Fast and Beautiful foresaw our modern era of big-time women's sports ' and of driven parents who would stop at nothing to help their daughters grab the golden ring. Sally Forrest plays Florence, who finds athletic success but not happiness. Claire Trevor seethes with barely concealed malice and greed as Milly. And behind the camera is movie star Ida Lupino, guiding one of a series of low-budget, big-concept films that established her as a rarity in mid-century Hollywood: a successful and stylish female director.

Director: Ida Lupino
Producer: Collier Young
Actor: Carleton Young
Actor: Claire Trevor
Actor: Sally Forrest
Actor: Carleton G. Young
Actor: Robert Clarke
Actor: Kenneth Patterson
Actor: Marcella Cisney
Actor: Arthur Little Jr.
Actor: William Irving
Actor: Michael Cisney
Actor: Joseph Kearns
Actor: William Hudson
Actor: George Fisher
Actor: Harry Denny
Actor: Frank Erickson
Actor: Tom Daly
Actor: Stan Farrar
Actor: Bob Alden
Actor: Larry Steers
Actor: Robert Ryan
Actor: Ida Lupino
Actor: Jerry Hausner