Overview:
A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.| Status: | Released (1949-01-13) |
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| Screen: | Herman J. Mankiewicz, Vicki Baum |
| Productions: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 70035: Maureen O'Hara - Marian Washburn
- 19550: Melvyn Douglas - Luke Jordan
- 77081: Gloria Grahame - Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
- 96243: Bill Williams - Lee Crenshaw
- 15666: Victor Jory - Brook Matthews
- 48960: Mary Philips - Mrs. Mary Fowler
- 3338: Jay C. Flippen - Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Crews
- 27899: Vicki Baum - Novel - Writing
- 30012: Herman J. Mankiewicz - Producer - Production
- 108274: George E. Diskant - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2765: Nicholas Ray - Director - Directing
- 2916: Friedrich Hollaender - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 127627: Sherman Todd - Editor - Editing
- 10155: Clem Portman - Sound - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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She had a voice with hormones. A Woman's Secret is directed by Nicholas Ray and adapted to screenplay by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel "Mortgage on Life" written by Vicki Baum. It stars Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Victor Jory and Jay C. Flippen. Music is ....
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When a gunshot brings the maid rushing into the bedroom, she discovers "Susan" (Gloria Grahame) is the victim, and that her mentor "Marian" (Maureen O'Hara) is holding the smoking gun. When the police arrive, "Marian" confesses to trying to kill her, but with her victim still alive w ....
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