Home Before Dark (1958)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

Eileen Bassing (novel)
Eileen Bassing (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 January 1959 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jean Simmons	...	Charlotte Bronn
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Arnold Bronn
Rhonda Fleming	...	Joan Carlisle
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Jacob 'Jake' Diamond
Mabel Albertson	...	Inez Winthrop
Stephen Dunne	...	Hamilton Gregory
Joan Weldon	...	Frances Barrett
Joanna Barnes	...	Cathy Bergner
Kathryn Card	...	Mattie
Marjorie Bennett	...	Hazel Evans
Johnstone White	...	Malcolm Southey
Eleanor Audley	...	Mrs. Hathaway

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Danvers State Hospital - 450 Maple Street, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Soundtrack:

Home Before Dark

This has got to be one of the best dramas ever made.

I first saw this movie many years ago when it aired on TV. It haunted me for the longest time, but it was not shown very often. A few years later, I saw that it was going to be aired again, so I taped it. I watch it now and again and am enthralled each time I see it. I wish that they would make it available on tape or DVD someday. I agree with some of the other reviews that it is a little slow paced. But, you really get to know these characters by letting the story unfold in its own time. I would include this movie in my top 10 list that I would like to own.