A motion picture that was not directed by Douglas Sirk is "A Place in the Sun" (1951). This 1951 film was directed by George Stevens. Sirk was the director who successfully produced the films "Magnificent Obsession" (1954), "All That Heaven Allows" (1955), and "Imitation of Life" (1959).

The film "Magnificent Obsession" is a romantic drama starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. It was produced by Ross Hunter for Universal Pictures. With "All That Heaven Allows", it is another film starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a tale about a well-to-do widow and a younger landscape designer falling in love. It was also produced by Ross Hunter; it was distributed by Universal Pictures. The film "Imitation of Life" is an American romantic drama which Ross Hunter made. It was released by Universal International. Lana Turner and John Gavin are the film's top stars. The cast also has Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda and Juanita Moore.

In "A Place in the Sun", it is about a poor guy George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) who lands himself a factory job thanks to a well-to-do uncle's generosity. While at this job to combat his loneliness, he has a tryst with co-worker Alice (Shelley Winters). But he forgets the uncultured Alice when he becomes smitten with a stunning socialite Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor). Alice however can't forget George; she's expecting his baby. Their dilemma is one that sets off a course of events that can only end in tragedy.

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