A Woman's Secret Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 5,994 this week

A Woman's Secret (1949)

84 min  -  Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery  -   5 March 1949 (USA)
6.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.2/10 from 463 users  
Reviews: 22 user | 8 critic

Susan is in the hospital with a bullet near her heart. Marian has told the police that she shot Susan in a rage as Susan was giving up singing... See full summary »

Director:

Nicholas Ray

Writers:

Vicki Baum (novel), Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay)
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 150 titles by TheLastDriveIn created 3 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 689 titles by TheLastDriveIn created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 23 titles by KasparM created 6 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 30 titles by KasparM created 6 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 277 titles by TonyLondonUK created 1 month ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Maureen O'Hara ...
Marian Washburn
Melvyn Douglas ...
Luke Jordan
Gloria Grahame ...
Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
Bill Williams Bill Williams ...
Lee Crenshaw
Victor Jory Victor Jory ...
Brook Matthews
Mary Philips Mary Philips ...
Mrs. Mary Fowler
Jay C. Flippen Jay C. Flippen ...
Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Robert Warwick Robert Warwick ...
Assistant District Attorney Roberts
Curt Conway Curt Conway ...
Doctor
Ann Shoemaker Ann Shoemaker ...
Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Virginia Farmer Virginia Farmer ...
Mollie the Washburn Maid
Ellen Corby Ellen Corby ...
Nurse who reads paper to Susan
Emory Parnell Emory Parnell ...
Police Lieutenant at Desk
Edit

Storyline

Susan is in the hospital with a bullet near her heart. Marian has told the police that she shot Susan in a rage as Susan was giving up singing. Marian and Luke found Susan when she was a failure. A singer with a limited range, she was a diamond in the rough which Marian and Luke taught how to walk, dress and talk. With the singing lessons, Marian had hoped that she would have the career that Marian would have had if she had not lost her voice. Even though Susan is a scatterbrain girl, Luke does not believe that Marian would have been capable of shooting her. Luke hopes that Detective Fowler will be able to find out the truth and free Marian. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery

Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El secreto de una mujer See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicholas Ray and Gloria Grahame met while shooting this film. They were married in Las Vegas shortly after completing the film. They chose Las Vegas because Ray loved to gamble and to allow Grahame to get a quickie divorce (after the required six weeks of residency in Nevada) from actor Stanley Clements. The day the divorced was granted, the two married. See more »

Quotes

Police Insp. Jim Fowler: I'll admit mister that I've heard stories that make less sense than that.
[pause]
Police Insp. Jim Fowler: They happen to be true.
See more »

Soundtracks

"Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry"
Traditional
Sung by Maureen O'Hara See more »