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Dangerous Secrets

Original title: Brief Ecstasy
  • 1937
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
151
YOUR RATING
Dangerous Secrets (1937)
DramaRomance

Before he leaves for a posting in India, young Jim Wyndham has a fling with pretty Helen Norwood. After he leaves, Helen marries Prof. Paul Bernardy, a much older man. Four years later Jim r... Read allBefore he leaves for a posting in India, young Jim Wyndham has a fling with pretty Helen Norwood. After he leaves, Helen marries Prof. Paul Bernardy, a much older man. Four years later Jim returns from India, ready to take up where he left off with Helen, only to find out that sh... Read allBefore he leaves for a posting in India, young Jim Wyndham has a fling with pretty Helen Norwood. After he leaves, Helen marries Prof. Paul Bernardy, a much older man. Four years later Jim returns from India, ready to take up where he left off with Helen, only to find out that she's now married. Complications ensue.

  • Director
    • Edmond T. Gréville
  • Writer
    • Basil Mason
  • Stars
    • Paul Lukas
    • Linden Travers
    • Hugh Williams
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    151
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edmond T. Gréville
    • Writer
      • Basil Mason
    • Stars
      • Paul Lukas
      • Linden Travers
      • Hugh Williams
    • 6User reviews
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    Linden Travers and Hugh Williams in Dangerous Secrets (1937)
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    Linden Travers and Hugh Williams in Dangerous Secrets (1937)
    Linden Travers and Hugh Williams in Dangerous Secrets (1937)
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    Paul Lukas
    Paul Lukas
    • Prof. Paul Bernardy
    Linden Travers
    Linden Travers
    • Helen Bernardy
    Hugh Williams
    Hugh Williams
    • Jim Wyndham
    Marie Ney
    • Martha Russell
    Renee Gadd
    • Girl Friend
    Fred Withers
    • Gardener
    Howard Douglas
    Howard Douglas
    • Mr. Coleman
    Fewlass Llewellyn
    • Director of Steel Company
    Peter Gawthorne
    • Chairman of Steel Company
    Norman Pierce
    • Landlord
    Christine Lindsay
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Lloyd Pack
    • Bernardy's Assistant
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Lott
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    John Rae
    • Director of Steel Company
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Williams
    • Man Serving in Snack Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edmond T. Gréville
    • Writer
      • Basil Mason(dialogue) (scenario)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Paul Lukas and Linden Travers also starred in Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes" (1938).
    • Quotes

      Jim Wyndham: You know I've met you before.

      Helen Norwood Bernardy: Very unlikely.

      Jim Wyndham: Have you ever been out east?

      Helen Norwood Bernardy: No. Have you ever been out west?

      Jim Wyndham: No.

      Helen Norwood Bernardy: Then it must've been two other people.

    • Connections
      Referenced in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home)
      (uncredited)

      Written by Ivor Novello

      Lyrics by Lena Guilbert Ford

    User reviews6

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    4/10
    The husband,the wife and the former lover.....
    Edmond T Greville left his native France to direct movies in England where actors were more professional.That's what he claimed.At the time,however,French cinema was at the height of its power (Carné,Renoir,Duvivier,Pagnol,Guitry,Grémillon,Christian-Jaque and more).

    And after producing a turkey about a female spy during WW1,Greville made another dud about the eternal story of the love triangle . Woman meets a handsome young man but she marries a scientist since the hunk had to fly to India in order to.... (I have already forgotten the reason why,and however I saw the movie last Monday).And the hubby is of course a greybeard who could be his wife's father.And of course ,he has a housekeeper,secretly in love with him,and jealous of her new mistress.

    Then the former lover comes back....
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    • dbdumonteil
    • Jun 28, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1938 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brief Ecstasy
    • Production company
      • Phoenix Films (II)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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