So Evil My Love (1948)

Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her ... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis Allen

Writers:

Ronald Millar, Joseph Shearing (novel),

Stars:

Ray Milland, Ann Todd, Geraldine Fitzgerald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Milland	...	Mark Bellis
Ann Todd	...	Olivia Harwood
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Susan Courtney
Leo G. Carroll	...	Jarvis
Raymond Huntley	...	Henry Courtney
Raymond Lovell	...	Edgar Bellamy
Martita Hunt	...	Mrs. Courtney
Moira Lister	...	Kitty Feathers
Roderick Lovell	...	Sir John Curle
Muriel Aked	...	Miss Shoebridge
Finlay Currie	...	Dr. Krylie
Maureen Delaney	...	Curtis
Ivor Barnard	...	Mr. Watson
Ernest Jay	...	Smathers
Hugh Griffith	...	Coroner

Storyline

Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her lodger, then her lover. Olivia falls so completely under amoral Mark's spell that he's able to overcome her scruples, and soon she's his willing tool in an ambitious scheme of theft and blackmail...maybe too ambitious.

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Plot Keywords:

lodging house | artist | period piece | british noir | blackmail | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agora... Que Deus Me Castigue

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount British Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Quotes

Kitty Feathers: Oh, Mark! You say things so prettily. But I never quite know what's going on inside your head.
Mark Bellis: One day I'll tell you. You may not like it.

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Soundtracks

"The British Grenadiers"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Victor Young

User Reviews

Suspenseful enough

Although it happens in 19th century London, the movie is not so frightening as Cuckor's Gaslight but it does have its credits as a good drama about an evil man played by Ray Milland who makes a missionary widow, Ann Todd with a weird hairdo, fall in love with him just to conduct her to proceed with his plan to rob a wealthy man who is married to Ann Todd's character friend. It has its moments and is suspenseful enough.