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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.7 / 100
1947·Drama / Romance·1h 39m

DAISY KENYON

“"I DON'T BELONG TO ANY MAN"!”

Daisy Kenyon is a Manhattan commercial artist having an affair with an arrogant and overbearing but successful lawyer and family man named Dan O'Mara. Daisy meets a single man, a war veteran named Peter Lapham, and after a brief and hesitant courtship decides to marry him, although she is still in love with Dan.

Above the Line
Otto Preminger·DirectorDavid Hertz·ScreenplayElizabeth Janeway·NovelLeon Shamroy·Director of PhotographyDavid Raksin·Original Music ComposerLouis R. Loeffler·Editor
Cast
Joan Crawford·Daisy KenyonDana Andrews·Dan O'MaraHenry Fonda·Peter LaphamRuth Warrick·Lucille O'MaraMartha Stewart·Mary AngelusPeggy Ann Garner·Rosamund O'MaraConnie Marshall·Marie O'MaraNicholas Joy·CoverlyArt Baker·Lucille's AttorneyWalter Winchell·himself
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
Otto Preminger·Director
Writing· 2
David Hertz·ScreenplayElizabeth Janeway·Novel
Camera· 1
Leon Shamroy·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Louis R. Loeffler·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
David Raksin·MusicDavid Raksin·Original Music ComposerAlfred Newman·Music DirectorEugene Grossman·SoundRoger Heman Sr.·SoundEdward B. Powell·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 5
Lyle R. Wheeler·Art DirectionGeorge W. Davis·Art DirectionWalter M. Scott·Set DecorationThomas Little·Set DecorationBen Nye·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Otto Preminger·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Charles LeMaire·Wardrobe MasterFred Sersen·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
73.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
86%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Daisy Kenyon's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#F44336
#424242
Mood
Elegant, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“A woman in a red strapless dress stands in front of a sketched cityscape. The dress is bright red at the top and fades to white at the bottom. The woman has dar”

romance
Key Elements
DressNecklaceCityscape
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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