My Reputation (1946)

A recent widow meets an army major while skiing and despite pressures from friends and family becomes romantically involved with him.

Director:

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers:

Catherine Turney (screenplay), Clare Jaynes (novel)

Stars:

Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Warner Anderson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Jessica Drummond
George Brent	...	Maj. Scott Landis
Warner Anderson	...	Frank Everett
Lucile Watson	...	Mrs. Mary Kimball
John Ridgely	...	Cary Abbott
Eve Arden	...	Ginna Abbott
Jerome Cowan	...	George Van Orman
Esther Dale	...	Anna
Scotty Beckett	...	Kim Drummond
Bobby Cooper	...	Keith Drummond
Leona Maricle	...	Riette Van Orman
Mary Servoss	...	Mary
Cecil Cunningham	...	Mrs. Stella Thompson
Janis Wilson	...	Penny Boardman
Ann E. Todd	...	Gretchen Van Orman (as Ann Todd)

Storyline

Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.

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Plot Keywords:

widow | army major | gossip | skiing | christmas | 

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Taglines:

Of all the dramatic triumphs from Warners this one is the greatest!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1946 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Minha Reputação

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally George Brent was to have appeared with equal billing, but by the time the movie was actually prepared to be released he had switched studios. So the Barbara Stanwyck's name appears alone.

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Goofs

When Jess (Barbara Stanywck) gets behind Major Landis (George Brent) on his skis, she is holding her ski poles. In the next scene, she doesn't have them. A bit later, they are in her right hand, and then go missing again.

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Quotes

Jessica Drummond: There are two sides to everything - even gossip.

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Soundtracks

"Silent Night, Holy Night"
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Gruber
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
Sung by all at the Christmas party

User Reviews

Satisfying High-Class Weepie

An ideal script for Douglas Sirk, charting the emotional liberation of a widow, but filmed without Douglas Sirk. Instead, Curtis Bernhardt commands a lush postwar production: the $5000 limits on set construction were lifted, and it shows. Extras crowd the screen, even in modest scenes, plus James Wong Howe contributes rich low-key lighting, Max Steiner produces an expressive [if undistinctive] score, and Edith Head whips up tasteful costumes. Bernhardt works best in the big scenes, but misjudges some of the lighter moments and cannot light a fire under his leading man, George Brent at his most stolid. Still, there's much to enjoy here: thoughtful dialogue, the stylized upper-crust social milieu, and expert performances, including an unusually sensitive one from Barbara Stanwyck. However, that slight [but crucial] ironic distance of Sirk is sorely missed.