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Sheridan Gibney (written by)
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Release Date:
20 December 1946 (USA) more
Tagline:
Her Mysterious Secret Wrecked 3 Men's Lives! Not love, not money...but a haunting hunger drove her to lie, cheat, steal. Why? IT'S THE STRANGEST SECRET EVER TOLD! (original poster)
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Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced. full summary | add synopsis
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intricate noir worth trying to find more (30 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Laraine Day | ... | Nancy Monks Blair Patton |
| Brian Aherne | ... | Dr. Harry Blair |
 | Robert Mitchum | ... | Norman Clyde |
| Gene Raymond | ... | John Willis |
| Sharyn Moffett | ... | Nancy: age 10 |
| Ricardo Cortez | ... | Andrew 'Drew' Bonner |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Lord Wyndham |
| Katherine Emery | ... | Mrs. Willis |
| Reginald Denny | ... | Mr. Wendall |
| Fay Helm | ... | Martha Bonner |
| Helen Thimig | ... | Mrs. Monks |
| Nella Walker | ... | Mrs. Wendall |
| Queenie Leonard | ... | Woman Singer |
| Lillian Fontaine | ... | Lady Wyndham (as Lilian Fontaine) |
| Myrna Dell | ... | Thelma |
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What Nancy Wanted (USA) (working title)
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85 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #11578) | Finland:K-16 | Spain:7
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The set used in this film for the house of Mrs. Willis (Katherine Emery) is the same one used for the house of Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains) in Notorious (1946). more
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Norman Clyde: I guess that's it, doc. I took those pills you gave me. Remarkable pills. Just woke up a few minutes ago. Slept right through the execution. more
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I give full credit to this little treat for introducing me to the world of noir cinema when I happened to stumble onto it on AMC. (Oh, that AMC showed films of this caliber lately!) Laraine Day gives a beautifully understated performance, handling what would now perhaps be called a tragic case of posttraumatic stress disorder resulting in a life of twists and turns with truth, no scenery chewing. Brian Aherne strikes just the right clinical note as the sadder-but-wiser exhusband, and Robert Mitchum gives a memorable performance as the first (at least the first chronicled in this tale) man to fall victim to Nancy's fatal charms. As Norman, he certainly delivers a farewell present to Nancy's physician spouse, and by extension, to Nancy, that they won't soon forget. The denouement at the mansion while wedding guests await fair Nancy is gripping cinema. Watch for a great performance by the mother of Joan Fontaine and Olivia Dehaviland as the cruel woman responsible for Nancy's childhood trauma. Worth the while!