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Former cinematographer (Gilda, Address Unknown) turned director (D.O.A., The Dark Past) Rudolph Maté brings his noir toolbox to this study of guilt and redemption that's part melodrama, part suspense. Academy Award® winner Loretta Young (1947, Best Actress, The Farmer's Daughter) is Paula Rogers, the middle-class wife of a young and up-and-coming college professor (Kent Smith) whose depression over her inability to have a child is channeled into caring for a young hit-and-run victim (Tommy Rettig, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and TV's "Lassie"). But the twist is that Paula is secretly responsible for the child's condition! With the support of her close friend Dr. Frazer (Alexander Knox, Over 21), who begins to suspect her secret motivation, Paula starts on a path that may mean the end of her husband's prestigious career and her marriage, or even lead to her arrest. Newly remastered.
Original Release
05/15/1952
US Release
05/15/1952
Cast
Name | Character |
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Loretta Young | Paula Rogers |
Kent Smith | John Rogers |
Alexander Knox | Dr. Clifford Frazer |
Tommy Rettig | David Larson |
Otto Hulett | Lieutenant Dargen / Lt. Dargen |
Will Wright | Raymond Bascom |
Raymond Greenleaf | President Russell / Russell |
Isa Ashdown | Little Girl |
Gertrude Astor | Mrs. Brown |
Lois Austin | Minor Role |
Directors
Writers
James Poe, Lawrence B. Marcus, William Sackheim
Cast
Name | Character |
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Loretta Young | Paula Rogers |
Kent Smith | John Rogers |
Alexander Knox | Dr. Clifford Frazer |
Tommy Rettig | David Larson |
Otto Hulett | Lieutenant Dargen / Lt. Dargen |
Will Wright | Raymond Bascom |
Raymond Greenleaf | President Russell / Russell |
Isa Ashdown | Little Girl |
Gertrude Astor | Mrs. Brown |
Lois Austin | Minor Role |
Jeanne Bates | Attending Nurse |
Brandon Beach | Professor |
Russ Bender | Cop |
Morgan Brown | Professor at Party |
Patrick Butler | Little Boy |
Kathryn Card | Nurse Gussie |
James Carlisle | Professor |
Harry Cheshire | Gentleman in Park |
Sheila Clark | Little Girl |
Mary Ellen Clemons | Minor Role |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Buddy Adler | Producer |