Overview:
Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.| Status: | Released (1941-09-09) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Garrett Fort, Reginald Denham, Edward Percy |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 46617: Ida Lupino - Ellen Creed
- 39799: Louis Hayward - Albert Feather
- 11494: Evelyn Keyes - Lucy
- 2926: Elsa Lanchester - Emily Creed
- 97039: Edith Barrett - Louisa Creed
- 95263: Isobel Elsom - Leonora Fiske
- 14033: Emma Dunn - Sister Theresa
Crews
- 1044005: Reginald Denham - Screenplay - Writing
- 1044005: Reginald Denham - Theatre Play - Writing
- 32134: Charles Vidor - Director - Directing
- 11491: Walter Plunkett - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 29807: Garrett Fort - Screenplay - Writing
- 24804: David S. Hall - Production Design - Art
- 1345908: George Rhein - Assistant Director - Directing
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Reviews
John Chard
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As queer as mice in a cage. Ladies in Retirement is directed by Charles Vidor and adapted to screenplay by Garrett Ford from the Reginald Denham and Edward Percy play of the same name. It stars Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester, Edith Barrett and Isobel Elso ....
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"Leonora Fiske" (Isobel Elsom) is a retired actress, a kindly soul, who lives in a remote cottage with her companion "Ellen" (Ida Lupino) and her maid. When "Ellen" asks if she might bring her sisters down to stay for a few days, they cause chaos to the old lady's normally ordered li ....
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