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''The Revolt of Mamie Stover'' (1956) is a romantic drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Sydney Boehm, based on the novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie. The picture stars Jane Russell and Richard Egan, with Joan Leslie, Agnes Moorehead, and Michael Pate. The music was by Hugo Friedhofer and the cinematography by Leo Tover, with costume design by Travilla. This adaptation downplays the novel's critique of Hollywood and the film industry. ==Plot== In 1941, Mamie Stover (Jane Russell), a San Francisco prostitute, is chased away from the city by several policemen. On a freighter to Honolulu, she meets Jim Blair (Richard Egan), a successful writer who thinks of Mamie as a Cinderella-like beauty. Flattered, Mamie enjoys not being associated with her former occupation and falls in love. A shipboard romance is cut short when Mamie notices Jim being welcomed ashore by his sweetheart Annalee (Joan Leslie). As they part, Jim lends Mamie $100 to help her build a career. She visits an old friend, Jackie Davis (Jorja Curtright), who introduces her to Bertha Parchman (Agnes Moorehead), the mean-spirited owner of a honky-tonk. Even more cold-hearted is Bertha's vicious and sadistic manager Harry Adkins (Michael Pate), who thinks nothing of the hostesses working at the club. Mamie applies for a job, although according to the thirteen rules restricting prostitutes in Honolulu, she is not allowed to have a boyfriend, visit Waikiki Beach, or open a bank account. Mamie earns enough money to pay back her debt to Jim, so she invites him to the club. Jim learns that Mamie has become the main attraction of the club, having acquired the nickname "Flaming Mamie." She is disappointed by Jim's disapproval and rejects an offer to return to the mainland. She does convince him to rekindle their affair, which puts a strain on his relationship with Annalee, who is jealous of the amount of attention that Jim is giving Mamie. In the meantime, she persuades Jim to write a check to her father on her behalf. Seeing a response addressed to "Mrs. Jim Blair" upsets Jim, but he reluctantly agrees to go along. He supports Mamie when Harry beats her up for going out with him. The bombing of Pearl Harbor temporarily fades Mamie's personal setbacks. She purchases a piece of land cheaply and rents it out. Jim responds to Pearl Harbor by enlisting in the infantry. He convinces Mamie to marry him after World War II and to leave the honky-tonk. Returning to the club to announce her resignation, Mamie finds out that Harry has been fired for encounters with the military police. Bertha, fearing the loss of the club's biggest attraction, promises to make Mamie a star and offers her half of the profits, as well as a possibility to deceive Jim. Misleading Jim does not work, though, as someone sends him a promotional poster of Mamie, posing for a club performance. Before he can respond, he is hit and wounded by a bomb. When granted convalescent leave, he returns to Hawaii to confront Mamie. After an argument, Jim concludes that their lives are too different and leaves her for good. A heartbroken Mamie leaves Hawaii. In San Francisco as a rest stop, she tells a police officer that she has lost a fortune and is returning to her hometown in Mississippi.〔(''The Revolt of Mamie Stover'' ), tcm.com; accessed July 18, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Revolt of Mamie Stover (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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