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26/06/1947 Drama, Crime, Thriller 1h 39m
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Pity the men in her life!

Overview

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.

  1. Sam Wood

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joan Fontaine

    Ivy

  2. Patric Knowles

    Dr. Roger Gretorex

  3. Herbert Marshall

    Miles Rushworth

  4. Richard Ney

    Jervis Lexton

  5. Cedric Hardwicke

    Inspector Orpington

  6. Lucile Watson

    Mrs. Gretorex

  7. Sara Allgood

    Martha Huntley

  8. Henry Stephenson

    Judge

  9. Rosalind Ivan

    Emily

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2013-12-19
Evil influences are gathering.

Ivy is directed by Sam Wood and adapted to screenplay by Charles Bennett from the novel The Story of Ivy written by Marie Belloc Lowndes. It stars Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, Richard Ney, Cedric Hardwicke and Lucile Watson. Music is by Daniele Amfitheatrof and cinematography by Russell Metty.

Ivy Lexton (Fontaine) has a hunger to be wealthy, and setting her sights on well-to-do Miles Rushworth (Marshall), Ivy plots a fiendish plan that spells trouble for her husband Jervis (Ney) and her lover Roger (Knowles).

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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