---
title: 'The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Hathaway'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bottom-of-the-bottle-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049027/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)

1956 · 88 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Bottom of the Bottle is a 1956 American CinemaScope drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Joseph Cotten, Van Johnson and Ruth Roman. It is based on the novel of the same title written by Georges Simenon during his stay in Nogales, Arizona. The novel was adapted for film by Sydney Boehm and was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Hathaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hathaway)
- **Screenplay:** [Sydney Boehm](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-boehm)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Producer:** [Buddy Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-adler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lee Garmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garmes)

## Cast

- [Brad Dexter](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dexter)
- [Jack Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-carson)
- [Harry Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-morgan)
- [Margaret Lindsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-lindsay)
- [Joseph Cotten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-cotten)
- [Van Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-johnson)
- [Nancy Gates](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-gates)
- [Margaret Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-hayes)
- [Bruce Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-bennett)
- [Peggy Knudsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-knudsen)
- [Pedro González González](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-gonzalez-gonzalez)
- [Jim Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-davis)
- [Ruth Roman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-roman)

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