Directed by:
Robert SiodmakScreenplay:
Mel DinelliCinematography:
Nicholas MusuracaComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, Gordon Oliver, Elsa Lanchester, Sara Allgood, Rhys Williams, Ellen Corby (more)Plots(1)
A murderer is targeting disabled young women in a sleepy New England town, and Helen (Dorothy McGuire), a mute servant in a Gothic mansion, is terrified she's next! Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore), the invalid, bullying mistress of the house, warns Helen to leave at once, rather than rely on her weak son and stepson for protection. But even as Helen is packing her things, she suspects she may be too late and the murderer is closer than she ever imagined! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dorothy McGuire
USA
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George Brent
Ireland
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Ethel Barrymore
USA
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Kent Smith
USA
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Rhonda Fleming
USA
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Gordon Oliver
USA
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Elsa Lanchester
UK
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Sara Allgood
Ireland
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Rhys Williams
UK
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Mrs. Miniver (1942)
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Ellen Corby
USA
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Myrna Dell
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Charles Wagenheim
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Stanley Price
USA
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Robert Siodmak
German Empire
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James Bell
USA
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Larry Wheat
USA
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Richard Tyler
USA
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Erville Alderson
USA
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George Holmes
USA
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