Overview:
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.| Status: | Released (1941-11-14) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison, Alma Reville |
| Productions: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 2638: Cary Grant - John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth
- 3360: Joan Fontaine - Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
- 99461: Cedric Hardwicke - General McLaidlaw
- 3363: Nigel Bruce - Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
- 14299: May Whitty - Mrs. McLaidlaw
- 100781: Isabel Jeans - Mrs. Newsham
- 93897: Heather Angel - Ethel the Maid
Crews
- 2636: Alfred Hitchcock - Director - Directing
- 69512: Anthony Berkeley - Novel - Writing
- 2432: Samson Raphaelson - Screenplay - Writing
- 69513: Joan Harrison - Screenplay - Writing
- 3681: Alma Reville - Screenplay - Writing
- 69514: Harry E. Edington - Producer - Production
- 8619: Franz Waxman - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Could this be Cary Grant as his most benignly menacing? The story itself is really nothing particularly new - a sort of "Gaslight" meets "Rebecca" style story that sees shy young heiress "Lina" (Joan Fontaine) hook up with debonaire "Johnnie" (Grant) and after a whirlwind romance the ....
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