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When wealthy housewife Alison Courtland wakes up screaming on a train bound for Boston, it's because she has no recollection of boarding it. The dramatic opening of Douglas Sirk's film noir is followed by her loving husband Richard, distraught at her plight, engaging psychiatrist Charles Vernay to help her, but Vernay is a quack, part of Richard's plan to drive Alison to suicide so he can inherit her fortune.
Original Release
01/27/1948
US Release
01/27/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claudette Colbert | Alison Courtland |
| Robert Cummings | Bruce Elcott |
| Don Ameche | Richard W. Courtland |
| Rita Johnson | Barby |
| George Coulouris | Charles Vernay |
| Queenie Smith | Mrs. Grace Vernay / Grace Vernay |
| Ralph Morgan | Dr. Rhinehart |
| Keye Luke | Jimmie Lin |
| Fred Nurney | Haskins |
| Raymond Burr | Detective Sgt. Strake / Detective Sergeant Strake |
Directors
Writers
St. Clair McKelway, Leo Rosten, Decla Dunning, Cy Endfield
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claudette Colbert | Alison Courtland |
| Robert Cummings | Bruce Elcott |
| Don Ameche | Richard W. Courtland |
| Rita Johnson | Barby |
| George Coulouris | Charles Vernay |
| Queenie Smith | Mrs. Grace Vernay / Grace Vernay |
| Ralph Morgan | Dr. Rhinehart |
| Keye Luke | Jimmie Lin |
| Fred Nurney | Haskins |
| Raymond Burr | Detective Sgt. Strake / Detective Sergeant Strake |
| Marya Marco | Jeannie Lin |
| Lillian Bronson | Helen, the Maid / Helen |
| Hazel Brooks | Daphne |
| Murray Alper | Bar Patron at The Maples / Drunk |
| Paul Bradley | Party Guest |
| James Carlisle | Party Guest |
| Spencer Chan | Bartender |
| Suey Chan | Wedding Guest |
| Edgar Dearing | Hannigan |
| Jimmie Dodd | Elevator Operator / Elevator Boy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ralph Cohn | Producer |
| Harold Greene | Producer |
| Charles 'Buddy' Rogers | Producer |
| Mary Pickford | Producer |
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