A female Borgia is sent out to live up to the family name by killing someone, but falls in love with her intended victim.
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Title: Bride of Vengeance (1949)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Lund | ... | Alfonso D'Este | |
| Paulette Goddard | ... | Lucretia Borgia | |
| Macdonald Carey | ... | Cesare Borgia | |
| Raymond Burr | ... | Michelotto | |
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Donald Randolph | ... | Tiziano |
| Albert Dekker | ... | Vanetti | |
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Charles Dayton | ... | Bastino |
| Anthony Caruso | ... | Captain of the Guard | |
| Dick Foote | ... | Negligent Sentry | |
| John Sutton | ... | Prince Bisceglie | |
| William Farnum | ... | Conti Peruzzi | |
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Kate Drain Lawson | ... | Gemma |
| Nicholas Joy | ... | Chamberlain | |
| Fritz Leiber | ... | Filippo | |
| Rose Hobart | ... | Lady Eleanora | |
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The tiny independent duchy of Ferrara is located between Casare Borgia's Rome and Venice, and Borgia has plans to conquer Venice via Ferrara. He murders his sister's husband and makes it appear that Alfonso D'Este of Ferrara was behind the killing. To avenge herself against Ferrara and D'Este, Lucretia Borgia marries D'Este and intends to poison him. But...she falls in love with him. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Not since the ever famous "Kitty" has Paramount brought you Paulette Goddard in a picture as spectacular as this adventure-filled story of the strangest bridal night in history. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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7 April 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Mask for Lucretia See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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The part of Alfonso D'Este, played by John Lund, was originally assigned to Ray Milland. However, Milland disliked the title and script so much that he refused, and was suspended from his contract at Paramount for two months. He didn't regret this, as he used the time off to go skiing and sailing, and Bride of Vengeance was critically mauled upon release. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I have to admit that for the first five minutes or so of watching this film, I had low expectations - my only reason for persevering being the chance to see the lovely Paulette Goddard. It is loosely based - and I mean loosely - on a period in the life of Lucretia Borgia. A tale of love, betrayal and murder, sprinkled with moments of humour that manages to avoid spoiling the story's overall tone.
Paulette Goddard looks her most alluring self, and she the other leads all perform well. Whilst mostly serious, and at times very moving, the story also has moments of light humour. John Lund in particular handles this dual role very ably. Lund is, to my mind, much underrated. His comic timing is good, delivered in a gentle manner, and perhaps it is this that can sometimes give the impression that he is an acting lightweight.
Macdonald Carey plays Lucretia Borgia's devious brother yet, despite this, he is not entirely unlikeable - as he explains to his sister "We live in times when acts of cruelty are sometimes necessary to survive." It is Raymond Burr who, not for the first time, plays the less sympathetic villain here.
There are, as mentioned early, several moments of comedy, and one which stands out for me features a rather portly lute player, who has been paid by Lund to hide in the garden and sing in his place the same love song nightly to Goddard. Finally deciding to succumb to Lund's romantic gesture, she ventures into the garden, only to discover it is not Lund's dulcet tones that have being regaling her - Goddard's fury and the fearful pleading of this hapless singer are wonderful to behold.