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Daisy Kenyon

film by Preminger [1947]
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Daisy Kenyon is a 1947 American romantic melodrama film directed by Otto Preminger. The movie stars Joan Crawford as an artist in love with a married lawyer, played by Dana Andrews, and a World War II veteran, portrayed by Henry Fonda. The film was based on the novel by Elizabeth Janeway and received generally positive reviews, achieving box-office success.1

Otto Preminger was an Austrian-born American director known for challenging Hollywood's Production Code with controversial films that led to the relaxation of censorship regulations. His films were often characterized by moral neutrality. Some of his notable works include Laura (1944), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and Anatomy of a Murder (1959).1

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