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16/05/1947 Crime, Drama 1h 25m
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Unbridled passion . . . scandal . . . murder!

Overview

Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.

  1. Robert Stevenson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Hedy Lamarr

    Madeleine Damien

  2. Dennis O'Keefe

    Dr. David Cousins

  3. John Loder

    Felix Courtland

  4. William Lundigan

    Jack Garet

  5. Morris Carnovsky

    Dr. Richard Caleb

  6. Natalie Schafer

    Ethel Royce

  7. Paul Cavanagh

    Victor Kranish

  8. Douglass Dumbrille

    District Attorney O'Brien

  9. Margaret Hamilton

    Mrs. Geiger

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-07
A pretty unremarkable vehicle for star Hedy Lamarr ("Madeleine Damien") as she portrays the fashion editor of a glossy New York magazine who burns the candle at both ends a bit too much. She eventually seeks the help of a psychiatrist "Dr Caleb" (Morris Carnosky) to help divert her from a mental breakdown. He suggests she quit her highly pressured job and to basically start her life all over again. It doesn't quite go to plan, as she soon becomes re-embroiled with a millionaire jeweller (and in his murder) and we end up in a court-room melodrama. The story twists and turns but not in any parti...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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