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Kind Lady

  • 19511951
  • 1h 18m
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Ethel Barrymore, Angela Lansbury, Maurice Evans, and Keenan Wynn in Kind Lady (1951)
Mary Herries (Ethel Barrymore) has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange young painter named Harry Springer Elcott (Maurice Evans), who uses his painting skill to enter into her life. Little does she expect that his only interest in her is to covet everything she has.
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Mary Herries (Ethel Barrymore) has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange... Read allMary Herries (Ethel Barrymore) has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange young painter named Harry Springer Elcott (Maurice Evans), who uses his painting skill to... Read allMary Herries (Ethel Barrymore) has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange young painter named Harry Springer Elcott (Maurice Evans), who uses his painting skill to enter into her life. Little does she expect that his only interest in her is to covet eve... Read all
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    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Jerry Davis(screenplay)
    • Edward Chodorov(screenplay)
    • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethel Barrymore
    • Maurice Evans
    • Angela Lansbury
    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Jerry Davis(screenplay)
    • Edward Chodorov(screenplay)
    • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethel Barrymore
    • Maurice Evans
    • Angela Lansbury
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 30User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Maurice Evans and Keenan Wynn in Kind Lady (1951)
    Angela Lansbury in Kind Lady (1951)
    Ethel Barrymore and Maurice Evans in Kind Lady (1951)
    Ethel Barrymore and Betsy Blair in Kind Lady (1951)
    Betsy Blair and Maurice Evans in Kind Lady (1951)
    John Williams, Maurice Evans, and Keenan Wynn in Kind Lady (1951)
    Barry Bernard, Maurice Evans, Moyna MacGill, and Keenan Wynn in Kind Lady (1951)
    Angela Lansbury, Sherlee Collier, Maurice Evans, and Keenan Wynn in Kind Lady (1951)
    Ethel Barrymore and Maurice Evans in Kind Lady (1951)
    Ethel Barrymore in Kind Lady (1951)
    Ethel Barrymore, Angela Lansbury, Betsy Blair, Maurice Evans, and Keenan Wynn in Kind Lady (1951)
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    Ethel Barrymore
    Ethel Barrymore
    • Mary Herries
    Maurice Evans
    Maurice Evans
    • Henry Springer Elcott
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Mrs. Edwards
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Edwards
    Betsy Blair
    Betsy Blair
    • Ada Elcott
    John Williams
    John Williams
    • Mr. Foster
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Rose
    John O'Malley
    • Antique Dealer
    Henri Letondal
    Henri Letondal
    • Monsieur Malaquaise
    Moyna MacGill
    Moyna MacGill
    • Mrs. Harkley
    Barry Bernard
    • Mr. Harkley
    Sally Cooper
    • Lucy Weston
    Arthur Gould-Porter
    • Chauffeur
    Sherlee Collier
    • Aggie Edwards
    Phyllis Morris
    • Dora
    Patrick O'Moore
    Patrick O'Moore
    • Constable Orkin
    Keith McConnell
    • Jones
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
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      • John Sturges
    • Writers
      • Jerry Davis(screenplay)
      • Edward Chodorov(screenplay) (play)
      • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Moyna MacGill (Mrs. Harkley) was Dame Angela Lansbury's mother in real-life.
    • Goofs
      When Henry is talking to Foster about the bank turning down the request, he stands behind Foster's chair and slaps his hand on top of the chair back. But in the next shot, Henry's had is at his side.
    • Connections
      Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Calling Out Crooked Companies (2022)

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    Most Chilling Film I've Ever Seen
    I saw this black-and-white chiller on tv when I was a boy, some 35 years ago. Yet I recall scenes from it as though I saw it only last week. Imagine a group of seemingly well-bred people, patrons of the arts, befriending you--but then locking you in your house as they move in, and then hearing them tell visitors that you are delusional and being cared for by them. The scene in which the elderly victim is continually taunted while being forced to pose for the painting of her portrait--a rendering that, when completed, is seen to have grotesquely distorted her likeness to resemble that of a haggard, insane woman--is particularly spine-chilling. Without exaggeration, this is a gripping drama whose suspense few (if indeed any) can match. I only hope that someday it appears on video, so that I can purchase it for my library.
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    • Mar 5, 1999

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1951 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 18 minutes
      • Black and White

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