A Woman's Vengeance is a 1948 American film noir drama mystery film directed by Zoltán Korda and starring Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Rachel Kempson, and Mildred Natwick.[2] The screenplay by Aldous Huxley was based on his 1922 novelette The Gioconda Smile. The film was produced and released by Universal Pictures.
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| Directed by | Zoltan Korda |
| Screenplay by | Aldous Huxley |
| Based on | The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley |
| Produced by | Zoltan Korda |
| Starring | Charles Boyer Ann Blyth Jessica Tandy Cedric Hardwicke |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Jack Wheeler |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
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| Distributed by | Universal International Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
Plot
editHenry Maurier rebounds from the death of wife Emily by marrying a much younger woman, Doris, upsetting another woman, Janet, who is in love with him. Suspicions grow that Henry might have hurried along his wife's death with poison, until eventually he finds himself condemned to death for a murder he didn't commit.
Cast
edit- Charles Boyer as Henry Maurier
- Ann Blyth as Doris Mead
- Jessica Tandy as Janet Spence
- Cedric Hardwicke as Dr. James Libbard
- Mildred Natwick as Nurse Caroline Braddock
- Cecil Humphreys as General Spence
- Hugh French as Robert Lester
- Rachel Kempson as Emily Maurier
- Valerie Cardew as Clara
- Carl Harbord as Leslie Blake
- John Williams as Prosecuting Counsel
- Leyland Hodgson as First Warder
- Ola Lorraine as Malsey
- Harry Cording as Chauffeur McNabb
- Lydia Bilbrook as Mrs. Fellows
- Boyd Irwin as Mr. Craig
- Alec Harford as Dr. Dawson
- Elizabeth Valentine as Mrs. Wetherby
- Wilton Graff as Defence counsel
- Wilson Benge as Clerk
- Reginald Sheffield as Solicitor
- Patrick Aherne as Warder
- Colin Kenny as Warder
- Holmes Herbert as Warder
- Eric Wilton as Waiter
- Marjorie Eaton as Maid
- Leslie Denison as Inspector
- Mari Aldon as Girl
- Vernon Downing as Chemist
- Frederick Worlock as Judge
Radio adaptation
editA Woman's Vengeance was presented on Lux Radio Theatre March 22, 1948. Boyer and Blyth reprised their original roles in the adaptation.[3]
References
edit- ^ Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 125. ISBN 9780813158891.
- ^ Spicer p.422
- ^ "Boyer, Blyth Play Original Roles on 'Lux'". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg Telegraph. March 20, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved August 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
edit- Baxter, John. Charles Boyer: The French Lover. University Press of Kentucky, 2021.
- Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links
edit- A Woman's Vengeance at IMDb
- A Woman's Vengeance at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- A Woman's Vengeance at the TCM Movie Database
- A Woman's Vengeance at Letterboxd
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