Directed by:
Philip DunneCinematography:
Joseph MacDonaldComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Jean Simmons, Guy Madison, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Judith Evelyn, Evelyn Varden, Peggy Knudsen, Gregg Palmer, Richard Garrick, Marie Blake, Herb Vigran (more)Plots(1)
In this tearjerker, a woman, depressed with the course of her life after two failed marriages and a tepid career, decides to return to her hometown and find happiness with her ex-boyfriend. Unfortunately, his cruel and manipulative mother presents a formidable obstacle to their happiness. To prevent them from marrying, she at first fakes a heart attack, but then ends up dying of the real thing. The couple marries anyway, but the husband's happiness is marred by memories of his mother's death. The lonely wife then begins an affair with a French writer. When the husband finds them in a hotel room, the affair ends. It is not long before the despondent woman tries to take her life. Fortunately she fails, and things begin to improve when her husband releases his guilt and begins concentrating on their marriage. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jean Simmons
UK
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
Hamlet (1948)
Spartacus (1960)
Guy Madison
USA
Best movies:
Since You Went Away (1944)
Blood of the Executioner (1963)
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
France
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Day for Night (1973)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Judith Evelyn
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Rear Window (1954)
Giant (1956)
Evelyn Varden
USA
Best movies:
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Desirée (1954)
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Peggy Knudsen
USA
Best movies:
The Big Sleep (1946)
A Stolen Life (1946)
Humoresque (1946)
Gregg Palmer
USA
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Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Richard Garrick
Ireland
Best movies:
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Un tramway nommé Désir (1951)
The Mountain (1956)
Marie Blake
USA
Best movies:
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
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Herb Vigran
USA
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The Fugitive Kind (1960)
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Ray Montgomery
USA
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Jim Hayward
USA
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Band of Angels (1957)
The Mountain (1956)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Helen Mayon
USA
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All That Heaven Allows (1955)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Violent Saturday (1955)
Don Shelton
USA
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
A Star is Born (1954)
Jerry Mann
USA
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