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Hard, Fast and Beautiful
UNITED KINGDOM · 1951

Hard, Fast and Beautiful

Ida Lupino
maternal ambition youth exploitation tennis parent-child conflict pursuit of wealth
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Synopsis

When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley looks at her daughter she sees something else: a tennis prodigy who could be Milly’s ticket to money and fame.

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