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The Second Woman (1951)

1951 · Feature film · 91 min · dir. James V. Kern

Not since 'SPELLBOUND' such a masterpiece of suspense!

  • Drama
  • Mystery
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Synopsis

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.

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Details

Director
James V. Kern
Writer
Mort Briskin
Composer
Joseph Nussbaum
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Studio
Cardinal Pictures, Harry Popkin Productions, United Artists
Released
1950-07-07
Running time
91 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · Good Story. · Budro · 2009-07-08

I'll take that white washed fence, please.

★★★★ · The second woman · Hakuna Muhimu · 2018-02-26

Excellent movie. Was happy to find that Robert Young was not psychotic. He is one of my white favorite actors. Hakuna Muhimu

★★★ · A decent attempt · keygrip · 2009-08-22

This is an entertaining little "is he nuts or isn't he?" thriller with Robert Young who seemed to specialise in those "not all that he seems"roles. Good support from the dependable Henry O'Neill and girl next door type Betsy Drake ( Mrs Cary Grant at the time) It's way over the top but that's all part of the enjoyment

★★★ · The Second Woman · Bernie757 · 2012-02-16

Good plot slow but effective.

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