The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

Director:

Peter Godfrey

Writers:

Thomas Job (screenplay)
Martin Vale (play)

Release Date:

4 March 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller

Tagline:

Never try to deceive two women!

Plot:

Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally whilst on holiday in the country. A romance develops but he doesn't tell her he's already married...

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Poison | London England | Marriage | Madness

Cast

Humphrey Bogart	...	Geoffrey Carroll
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Sally Morton Carroll
Alexis Smith	...	Cecily Latham
Nigel Bruce	...	Dr. Tuttle
Isobel Elsom	...	Mrs. Latham
Patrick O'Moore	...	Charles Pennington (as Pat O'Moore)
Ann Carter	...	Beatrice Carroll
Anita Sharp-Bolster	...	Christine (as Anita Bolster)
Barry Bernard	...	Horace Blagdon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Campbell	...	MacGregor (uncredited)
Peter Godfrey	...	First Tout (uncredited)
Creighton Hale	...	Second Tout (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson	...	Inspector (uncredited)
Charles Legneur	...	Racetrack Bettor (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Godfrey

Writing credits
Thomas Job		(screenplay)
Martin Vale		(play)

Produced by
Mark Hellinger	....	producer
Jack L. Warner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Franz Waxman

Cinematography by
J. Peverell Marley		(director of photography) (as Peverell Marley)

Film Editing by
Frederick Richards

Art Direction by
Anton Grot

Set Decoration by
Budd Friend

Makeup Department
Perc Westmore	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claude Archer	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
John Decker	....	painter: paintings (uncredited)

Sound Department
C.A. Riggs	....	sound
Gerald W. Alexander	....	re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Robert G. Wayne	....	re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert Burks	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Russell Collings	....	special optical effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James Bell	....	second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milo Anderson	....	wardrobe
Edith Head	....	gowns: Miss Stanwyck
Eugene Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein	....	musical director
Leonid Raab	....	orchestral arrangements
Charles David Forrest	....	music mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Jack L. Warner	....	presenter

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (as a Warner Bros.-First National Picture)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1947) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1949) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

Other Companies

• Turner Entertainment  VHS package design

Also Known As:

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:18 (re-rating) (1949) (original rating: not allowed) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

The Stanwyck role was performed by Elisabeth Bergner on stage.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Geoffrey enters the chemist's shop, he's been out in the rain. When he sits down at the table, his hat and coat are dry. When he stands up, his garments are dripping wet again.

Quotes:

Geoffrey Carroll:I have a feeling this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful hatred.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Frasier: The Two Mrs. Cranes (#4.1)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill

Never a dull moment

This is a highly suspenseful, almost Hitchcockian tale, with excellent performances from the stars. Barbara Stanwyck was always excellent in this kind of role; she's better here than in "Sorry, Wrong Number". And Bogart seems truly menacing as the psychotic artist. Also noteworthy is the performance of Ann Carter as Bogart's young daughter. She was a child actress with a very mature and sophisticated quality about her, in fact she reminded me very much of Patty McCormack, who would play the evil Rhoda in "The Bad Seed" several years later. There's never a dull moment in this 99 minute thriller.