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Director:
Nicholas Ray
Writers:
Vicki Baum (novel)
Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 March 1949 (USA) more
Plot:
Susan is laying in the hospital with a bullet near her heart. Marian has told the police that she shot... more | add synopsis
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My brief review of the film more

Cast

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Maureen O'Hara ... Marian Washburn

Melvyn Douglas ... Luke Jordan

Gloria Grahame ... Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
Bill Williams ... Lee Crenshaw
Victor Jory ... Brook Matthews
Mary Philips ... Mrs. Mary Fowler
Jay C. Flippen ... Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Robert Warwick ... Assistant District Attorney Roberts
Curt Conway ... Doctor
Ann Shoemaker ... Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Virginia Farmer ... Mollie the Washburn Maid
Ellen Corby ... Nurse who reads paper to Susan
Emory Parnell ... Police Lieutenant at Desk
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mortgage on Life (USA) (working title)
One Star Must Shine (USA) (working title)
The Long Denial (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-3 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:S | Sweden:15

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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. more
Quotes:
Marian Washburn: [Susan faints] Luke! She fainted.
Susan Caldwell aka Estrellita: [Luke claps] Oh.
Luke Jordan: I won a bet! They don't say, "Where am I?"
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Soundtrack:
Paradise more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
My brief review of the film, 21 May 2005
Author: sol- from Perth, Australia

Notable for being Nicholas Ray's second film and Herman J. Mankiewicz's second last screenplay, this piece of film noir has more to it than just that. The script is just brilliant, with lines full of wit and highly colourful characters. In particular, Gloria Grahame and Mary Philips have excellent characters, which they both embody very well. There are also some interesting bits of camera-work in the darker scenes, and the film brings the intriguing elements of the mystery genre to light very well. Not too much happens in terms of the film's plot, the film does not end on a very solid note and there are other minor quibbles that one could have. But really, this is a very well made picture, and it is certainly superbly written.

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