Come Back, Little Sheba is a drama film produced by Paramount Pictures which tells the story of a loveless marriage that is rocked when a young woman rents a room in the couple's house. The film stars Burt Lancaster and Shirley Booth with Terry Moore and Richard Jaeckel. The title refers to the wife's little dog that became lost months before the story begins and which she still openly misses. The movie was adapted by Ketti Frings from the 1950 play of the same title by William Inge and was directed by Daniel Mann. It won the Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for Best Actress... in a Supporting Role and Best Film Editing. It was also entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. "Doc" Delaney is a recovering alcoholic who, in his younger days, was a promising medical student who dropped out of school to take a job to support a pregnant Lola, whose premarital intercourse with Doc caused her to be thrown out of her family's house by her father. Doc, thinking he was doing the right thing, married Lola. The child later died, and in the process rendered Lola unable to have any further children, leaving the couple childless.
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