The Lost Moment (1947)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Martin Gabel

Writers:

Leonardo Bercovici (screenplay)
Henry James (novel)

Release Date:

21 November 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In a long flashback, a New York publisher is in Venice pursuing the lost love letters of an early-19th-century poet...

Plot Keywords:

Venice Italy | Period Piece | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

Cast

Robert Cummings	...	Lewis Venable
Susan Hayward	...	Tina Bordereau
Agnes Moorehead	...	Juliana Borderau
Joan Lorring	...	Amelia
Eduardo Ciannelli	...	Father Rinaldo
John Archer	...	Charles
Frank Puglia	...	Pietro
Minerva Urecal	...	Maria
William Edmunds	...	Vittorio

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (certificate #12559) | Sweden:15

Company:

Walter Wanger Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lewis rescues Juliana from the fire, Juliana's stunt double can be seen grabbing onto Lewis and helping him carry 'her' out.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Myra Breckinridge (1970)

sweet little movie

This turned up on tv and, having recently seen another James adaptation, The Innocents, I thought I'd take a look. This is quite a sweet little film, despite its sinister content and ghostly images of Venice. Cummings, Hayward and Moorehead are all excellent. "Venice" looks as good as the real thing, and the film has that watchable quality which sits with the very best of the 40s. One I'll certainly go back to.