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08/07/1946 Drama, Mystery 1h 30m
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MARGARET LOCKWOOD as BEDELIA who had more than her share of men, jewels, and love and wanted more, more, MORE!

Overview

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.

  1. Lance Comfort

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Margaret Lockwood

    Bedelia Carrington

  2. Ian Hunter

    Charlie Carrington

  3. Barry K. Barnes

    Ben Chaney

  4. Anne Crawford

    Ellen

  5. Beatrice Varley

    Mary

  6. Louise Hampton

    Hannah

  7. Jill Esmond

    Nurse Harris

  8. Julien Mitchell

    Dr. McAfee

  9. Vi Stevens

    Mrs. McAfee

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-07
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,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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