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14/05/1947 Drama, Romance 1h 35m
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Few Women Dare Live It... Few Men Dare Give It...

Overview

Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of possibly fatal consequences unless she rests completely. Rather, she opts for a livelier time in Monte Carlo with dashing Paul Clermont.

  1. André de Toth

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Barbara Stanwyck

    Karen Duncan

  2. David Niven

    Doctor Anthony Stanton

  3. Richard Conte

    Paul Clermont

  4. Gilbert Roland

    Croupier

  5. Joan Lorring

    Celestine

  6. Lenore Aubert

    Yvonne Dupré

  7. Maria Palmer

    Huberta

  8. Natalie Schafer

    Dora Shelton

  9. Edward Ashley

    Richard Shelton

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-01-09
Despite the quality of the cast here, this is really just a rather lacklustre melodrama centring around the poorly pianist "Karen" (Barbara Stanwyck). She is admitted to a sanitorium high in the Swiss Alps after she is diagnosed with a debilitating illness that is going to require her to rest completely, indefinitely! Despite an attraction to her well-meaning doctor "Stanton" (David Niven) she is determined not to just die of boredom, and soon her disobedience leads her to meet with racer "Clermont" (Richard Comte) - a man who is soon keen on her, but oblivious to her health concerns until the...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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