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When Christabel (Joan Fontaine) comes to live with her cousin Donna Foster (Joan Leslie) she fools everyone with her sugary exterior. But soon the calculating, rapacious Christabel begins to sow seeds of discontent between Donna and her wealthy fiance Curtis (Zachary Scott) by convincing Curtis that his fiance is a gold-digger. When their engagement is broken and Donna leaves for London, Christabel tricks Curtis into marrying her. But it is only his money that Christabel is passionate about because she is in love with Nick (Robert Ryan), a rugged writer who loves her in return, but hates her for what she had done and who she is.
A woman of beauty...who wielded ruthless power over men!
Original Release
08/31/1950
US Release
08/31/1950
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Fontaine | Christabel / Christabel Caine Carey |
Robert Ryan | Nick / Nick Bradley |
Zachary Scott | Curtis / Curtis Carey |
Joan Leslie | Donna / Donna Foster |
Mel Ferrer | Gobby / Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome |
Harold Vermilyea | John Caine |
Virginia Farmer | Aunt Clara / Aunt Clara Caine |
Kathleen Howard | Mrs. Bolton |
Dick Ryan | Arthur / Arthur, Curtis' Butler |
Bess Flowers | Mrs. Worthington |
Directors
Writers
Edith Sommer, Charles Schnee, Robert Soderberg, George Oppenheimer, Anne Parrish
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Fontaine | Christabel / Christabel Caine Carey |
Robert Ryan | Nick / Nick Bradley |
Zachary Scott | Curtis / Curtis Carey |
Joan Leslie | Donna / Donna Foster |
Mel Ferrer | Gobby / Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome |
Harold Vermilyea | John Caine |
Virginia Farmer | Aunt Clara / Aunt Clara Caine |
Kathleen Howard | Mrs. Bolton |
Dick Ryan | Arthur / Arthur, Curtis' Butler |
Bess Flowers | Mrs. Worthington |
Joy Hallward | Mrs. Porter |
Hazel Boyne | Committee Woman |
Irving Bacon | Jewelry Salesman |
Gordon Oliver | The Lawyer |
Frank Arnold | Man at Art Gallery / Man at Art Gallery (Uncredited) |
Edward Biby | Charity Ball Guest / Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) |
Lulu Mae Bohrman | Charity Ball Guest |
Paul Bradley | Charity Ball Guest |
Barry Brooks | Man / Man (Uncredited) |
Morgan Brown | Waiter / Waiter (Uncredited) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sid Rogell | Executive Producer |
Robert Sparks | Producer |