Ivy (1947)
1947 · Feature film · 99 min · dir. Sam Wood
Pity the men in her life!
- Thriller
Synopsis
When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Sam Wood
- Writer
- Marie Belloc Lowndes
- Composer
- Daniele Amfitheatrof
- Cinematography
- Russell Metty
- Studio
- Interwood Productions, Universal International Pictures
- Released
- 1947-06-26
- Running time
- 99 minutes
Cast & crew
Sam Wood Director
Joan Fontaine
Patric Knowles
Herbert Marshall
Richard Ney
Cedric Hardwicke
Lucile Watson
Sara Allgood
Henry Stephenson
Reviews on the Internet Archive
Plot — · BornBohemian · 2023-02-18
In Edwardian England, Ivy Lexton (Joan Fontaine) is a woman with a taste for the finer things in life. Despairing of her husband Jervis's (Richard Ney), poor prospects, Ivy sees an opportunity in wealthy Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall), and is determined to have him, despite being married and having the additional obstacle of her affair with the infatuated Dr. Roger Gretorex (Patric Knowles). However, because she is already married, Miles shows no interest in her. In response, Ivy tries unsuccessfully to persuade her husband to divorce her, then plans to poison him and pin the blame on…
