Bedelia (1946)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Lance Comfort

Writers:

Vera Caspary (novel), Vera Caspary (screenplay),

Stars:

Margaret Lockwood, Ian Hunter, Barry K. Barnes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Margaret Lockwood	...	Bedelia Carrington
Ian Hunter	...	Charlie Carrington
Barry K. Barnes	...	Ben Chaney
Anne Crawford	...	Ellen
Beatrice Varley	...	Mary
Louise Hampton	...	Hannah
Jill Esmond	...	Nurse Harris
Julien Mitchell	...	Dr. McAfee
Vi Stevens	...	Mrs. McAfee
Kynaston Reeves	...	Mr. Bennett
Olga Lindo	...	Mrs. Bennett
John Salew	...	Alec Johnstone
Barbara Blair	...	Sylvia Johnstone
Daphne Arthur	...	Miss Jenkins
Claude Bailey	...	Capt. McKelvey

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

money | artist | murder | england | killer | 

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Taglines:

The author of "LAURA" now brings to the screen THE WICKEDEST WOMAN WHO EVER LOVED! (original poster)

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Pérola Negra

Company Credits

Production Co:

British National Films, John Corfield Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Well done mystery concerning a shady lady!

I first saw this film late at night in 1965. Very well done and both Lockwood and Anne Crawford (a sadly overlooked actress) are in their prime. After viewing this film, I came across the book written by Vera Caspary and was surprised to find that in the book the story was set in Connecticut during the Christmas tide of 1913; rather than England in 1946. At that time, many films had a late Victorian/early Edwardian setting and it was of interest to me that the period was updated to modern (1946) days. One key point of the period setting was the fact that after a snowstorm the characters were isolated and news was slower to reach people in 1913. One wonders what this film would have been like had the period setting been left intact.

On a trivia note, this film was one of the few independent productions made at Ealing Studios without the "Ealing Team" being involved.