Summary
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
Cast
Margaret Lockwood
Bedelia Carrington
Ian Hunter
Charlie Carrington
Barry K. Barnes
Ben Chaney
Anne Crawford
Ellen
Beatrice Varley
Mary
Louise Hampton
Hannah
Jill Esmond
Nurse Harris
Julien Mitchell
Dr. McAfee
Vi Stevens
Mrs. McAfee
Kynaston Reeves
Mr. Bennett
Olga Lindo
Mrs. Bennett
John Salew
Alec Johnstone
Barbara Blair
Sylvia Johnstone
Daphne Arthur
Miss Jenkins
Claude Bailey
Capt. McKelvey
Ellen Pollock
McKelvey's Housekeeper
Henry De Bray
M. Martin (as Henry de Bray)
Marcel Poncin
M. Perrin
Sonia Sergyl
Abbé's Housekeeper
Aubrey Mallalieu
Vicar
Oscar Nation
Police Inspector
Paul Bonifas
Insurance Manager (as Paul Boniface)
David Keir
Chemist
Jill Bardy
Jeweler's Saleswoman (as Jill Bardi)
Elizabeth Maude
Shop Assistant
Malcolm Vaughan
Errand Boy (as Malcolm Thomas)
Claude Frederic
Waiter
Yvonne Andre
Chambermaid
Alice Gachet
Manageress
John Allen
Clerk
Charles Paton
Railway Clerk
John Serret
Jeweler's Customer
Michelle de Lys
Jeweler's Customer (as Michele de Lys)
Paul Hardtmuth
Old Frenchman
George Pelling
Willie - Chauffeur
Dermot Walsh
Jim - Doctor's Chauffeur
Al Gold
Specialty Dancer
Lola Cordell
Specialty Dancer
Michael Martin Harvey
Abbe
John Tatum
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Lance Comfort
Novel, Screenplay
Vera Caspary
Screenplay
Isadore Goldsmith
Screenplay
Herbert Victor
Reviews
Geronimo1967
July 7, 2022
7
This is quite a well-written, pacy little film noir about a glamorous widow (Margaret Lockwood) who meets and marries a rather naive English businessman (Ian Hunter) and honeymoons in Monte Carlo. There, they befriend a painter (Barry K. Barnes) who is asked to paint her portrait. After they return home, we gradually discover that she has plenty of dark secrets which all start to unravel as we find the painter is not exactly whom he claims to be, and it all culminates in a tense and suspenseful twenty minutes at their remote country home during a snowstorm. It's a little melodramatic at times, but the story flows well and the lead performances are engaging.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
