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The Razor's Edge (1946)
7.4
A adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married. Director:Edmund Goulding |
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| Gene Tierney | ... | ||
| John Payne | ... | ||
| Anne Baxter | ... | ||
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Lucile Watson | ... | |
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Frank Latimore | ... | |
| Elsa Lanchester | ... |
Miss Keith
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Fritz Kortner | ... |
Kosti
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| John Wengraf | ... |
Joseph - Gray & Isabel's Butler
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Cecil Humphreys | ... |
Holy Man
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Harry Pilcer | ... |
Specialty Dancer
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Cobina Wright Sr. | ... |
Princess Novemali
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Storyline
Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself. Written by Richard Blinkal <phelam@netcom.com>
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Hunger no love . . . woman . . . or wealth could satisfy!Genres:
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W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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W. Somerset Maugham: That doesn't necessarily mean she's bad. Quite a number of respectable citizens get drunk and do silly things... I call a person bad who lies and cheats and is unkind.
Isabel Bradley: If you're going to take her part, I'll kill you.
W. Somerset Maugham: I'd prefer it if you gave me a cup of tea.
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(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish folk song
Sung a cappella by Elsa Lanchester See more »
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When filming the hospital scene, Anne Baxter drew upon an experience from her childhood, when she lost her three-year-old brother. Speaking of it years later, she said the scene was the best in her career, and still gave her chills. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Tyrone's sideburns don't match and keep changing at the beginning of the film. See more »Quotes
Isabel Bradley: [Referring to Sophie MacDonald] She's an awful woman. She's bad, bad, bad! She's soused from morning to night.W. Somerset Maugham: That doesn't necessarily mean she's bad. Quite a number of respectable citizens get drunk and do silly things... I call a person bad who lies and cheats and is unkind.
Isabel Bradley: If you're going to take her part, I'll kill you.
W. Somerset Maugham: I'd prefer it if you gave me a cup of tea.
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Crazy Credits
When the screenplay credits are shown, a curious symbol appears near W. Somerset Maugham's name. It's a symbol meant to ward off the evil eye, and it more often than not appeared on the covers of many of Maugham's novels. See more »Soundtracks
"Loch Lomond"(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish folk song
Sung a cappella by Elsa Lanchester See more »
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