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 ...
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Title: Kind Lady (1951)
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| Ethel Barrymore | ... | Mary Herries | |
| Maurice Evans | ... | Henry Springer Elcott | |
| Angela Lansbury | ... | Mrs. Edwards | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Edwards | |
| Betsy Blair | ... | Ada Elcott | |
| John Williams | ... | Mr. Foster | |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Rose | |
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John O'Malley | ... | Antique Dealer |
| Henri Letondal | ... | Monsieur Malaquaise | |
| Moyna MacGill | ... | Mrs. Harkley | |
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Barry Bernard | ... | Mr. Harkley |
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Sally Cooper | ... | Lucy Weston |
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Arthur Gould-Porter | ... | Chauffeur |
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Sherlee Collier | ... | Aggie Edwards |
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Phyllis Morris | ... | Dora |
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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 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. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 June 1951 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Kind Lady See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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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.