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Flora Sandstrom (novel)
Charles Bennett (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 September 1950 (USA) more
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Lydia Garth meets Paul de Vandiere, a French nobleman, but their romance is plagued by Lydia's complaint of recurring spells of blurred vision... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Margaret Lockwood ... Lydia Garth
Paul Dupuis ... Paul de Vandiere
Kathleen Byron ... Verite Faimont
Maxwell Reed ... Joseph Rondolet
Thora Hird ... Rosa
Raymond Lovell ... Comte de Vandiere
Maurice Denham ... Dr. Simon Blake
David Hutcheson ... Max Ffoliott
Cathleen Nesbitt ... Mother Superior
Peter Illing ... Dr. Matthieu
Jack McNaughton ... Attendant
Pamela Stirling ... Felicite
Marie Burke ... Comtesse de Vandiere
Marie Ault ... Nun
Joy Harington ... Sister Agnes (as Joy Harrington)
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75 min | USA:91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:15

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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Splendid Margaret Lockwood thriller, 28 May 2002
9/10
Author: RitaRisque from Australia

This is a definite must-see for any Margaret Lockwood fans, as well as Hitchcock lovers as it's very Hitchcock in style. There's simply not a dull moment as we follow the young Lydia through the path her life takes when she goes blind and finds there is only the tiniest chance that surgery could restore her sight - and an even smaller chance that she would even survive the operation. Her sweetheart Paul still wishes to marry her, and she finds happiness with him, but that is short-lived as she begins to get the feeling that someone wants her dead. The movie takes a truly terrifying turn, and though in part is predictable, it's still definitely exciting. 9/10

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