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A Woman's Secret (1949)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 ... See full summary » Director:Nicholas Ray |
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| Maureen O'Hara | ... |
Marian Washburn
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Luke Jordan
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Susan Caldwell /
Estrellita
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Bill Williams | ... |
Lee Crenshaw
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Brook Matthews
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Mary Philips | ... |
Mrs. Mary Fowler
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Police Insp. Jim Fowler
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Robert Warwick | ... |
Assistant District Attorney Roberts
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Curt Conway | ... |
Doctor
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Ann Shoemaker | ... |
Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
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Virginia Farmer | ... |
Mollie the Washburn Maid
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Nurse who reads paper to Susan
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Emory Parnell | ... |
Police Lieutenant at Desk
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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>
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 March 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mortgage on Life See more »Company Credits
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[pause]
Police Insp. Jim Fowler: They happen to be true.
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Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Gordon Clifford
Sung by Maureen O'Hara on the phonograph
Also sung by Gloria Grahame (dubbed by Kaye Lorraine)
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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.
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"Paradise"Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Gordon Clifford
Sung by Maureen O'Hara on the phonograph
Also sung by Gloria Grahame (dubbed by Kaye Lorraine)
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Maureen O'Hara loses her voice to one of those strange diseases that abound in movies, and drives a young woman (Gloria Grahame) as an understudy. That is where the fun begins. The story is told in flashback, and is reminiscent of All About Eve, although as if told in reverse. Melvyn Douglas is a forerunner of Addison de Witt and the viewer can see resemblances in the other characters. This is probably one of Gloria Grahames' best performances, with Melvyn Douglas giving a polished display and Jay C Flippen as the Police Inspector a delight. The end is a trifle weak, and slightly confusing, but this sleeper is a great little time filler. Don't expect it ever to appear in any list of greatest movies of all time however.