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My Forbidden Past

  • 1951
  • Passed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner in My Forbidden Past (1951)
CrimeDramaRomance

Barbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800s. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. Barba... Read allBarbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800s. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. Barbara's family is of the high society stratum, but her late grandmother was not, and the conn... Read allBarbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800s. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. Barbara's family is of the high society stratum, but her late grandmother was not, and the connection with her is something Barbara's aunt is most anxious to conceal. After Barbara inhe... Read all

  • Director
    • Robert Stevenson
  • Writers
    • Polan Banks
    • Marion Parsonnet
    • Leopold Atlas
  • Stars
    • Robert Mitchum
    • Ava Gardner
    • Melvyn Douglas
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Polan Banks
      • Marion Parsonnet
      • Leopold Atlas
    • Stars
      • Robert Mitchum
      • Ava Gardner
      • Melvyn Douglas
    • 22User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Dr. Mark Lucas
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Barbara Beaurevel
    Melvyn Douglas
    Melvyn Douglas
    • Paul Beaurevel
    Lucile Watson
    Lucile Watson
    • Aunt Eula Beaurevel
    Janis Carter
    Janis Carter
    • Corinne Lucas
    Gordon Oliver
    Gordon Oliver
    • Clay Duchesne
    Basil Ruysdael
    Basil Ruysdael
    • Dean Cazzley
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Pompey
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Coroner
    Jack Briggs
    Jack Briggs
    • Cousin Philippe
    Will Wright
    Will Wright
    • Luther Toplady
    Barry Brooks
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Clark
    • Horse Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Daniel De Laurentis
    • Candle Boy
    • (uncredited)
    George Douglas
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Watson Downs
    • Hotel Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Adolph Faylauer
    Adolph Faylauer
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Polan Banks(novel "Carriage Entrance")
      • Marion Parsonnet(screenplay)
      • Leopold Atlas(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Both Ann Sheridan and Polan Banks sued Howard Hughes for not respecting the contract clauses, replacing Sheridan with Ava Gardner on loan from MGM.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Barbara Beaurevel: Good-bye. Until tomorrow.

      Dr. Mark Lucas: No. I'm taking a boat to South America. Tonight at eight o'clock.

      Barbara Beaurevel: But, how long will you be gone?

      Dr. Mark Lucas: A couple of months. I've got the university to send me.

      Barbara Beaurevel: Why didn't you tell me?

      Dr. Mark Lucas: I wanted to cut it sharp - with a knife.

    • Connections
      Featured in Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018)

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    6/10
    Can her money get her the married man she loves?
    I enjoyed watching the web of intrigue unfold as a young New Orleans lady in the late 1800's attempts to use her inheritance to regain the man she loves. But there are others who are and have been plotting both for and against her, and her plans go awry. I eagerly watched to learn if the man she loved would suffer for her machinations, or if she would risk her societal position to save him. Unfortunately the ending left me cold, with too many questions left unanswered and with the feeling that Robert Mitchum was miscast in the role of the doctor she loves.
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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Carriage Entrance
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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