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DrameAnnée1950Durée1h 31mIMDb6.4

La deuxième femme

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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.

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Bande-annonce

Casting

JV

James V. Kern

Director

Robert Young

Jeffrey Cohalan

Betsy Drake

Ellen Foster

John Sutton

Keith Ferris

Florence Bates

Amelia Foster

Morris Carnovsky

Dr. Hartley

Henry O'Neill

Ben Sheppard

Jean Rogers

Dodo Ferris

RL

Raymond Largay

Major Badger

Shirley Ballard

Vivian Sheppard

Vici Raaf

Secretary

Jason Robards Sr.

Stacy Rogers

Steven Geray

Balthazar Jones

Jimmie Dodd

Mr. Nelson

Smoki Whitfield

Porter

Cliff Clark

Police Sergeant

WB

Walter Bacon

Country Club Guest

Vince Barnett

Giovanni Strobini

PB

Paul Bradley

Country Club Guest

MB

Mort Briskin

Writer

RS

Robert Smith

Writer

Commentaires

5 commentaires

Zulfa MeneteMay 29, 2023

source: The Second Woman

Laxmi PokhrelNov 16, 2022

The Second Woman

Solo RimoNov 16, 2022

I got "The Second Woman" in a 50-movie Mill Creek DVD set called "Nifty Fifties", for about 20 US dollars (including shipping); even if I find no more than 2 or 3 more movies of (at least) the same quality in the set, I will consider it money well spent! "The Second Woman" borrows elements from Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" and "Suspicion", but it can stand on its own: it has a unique seaside atmosphere, a well-constructed script, interesting use of Tschaikovsky music, and fine performances, especially by the two leads. It might have benefited from being shot in color, both for scenery purposes and because colors (of the roses, of the painting, etc.) play an important role in the plot, but then again, other scenes, like the events of the night prior to when the movie opens, probably play better in black & white. *** out of 4.

Arphy LoveNov 16, 2022

This film has quite a few twists that will keep you guessing! Has Jeff Cohalan (Young) really gone out of his head (paranoiac) OR is someone really out to kill him - if so, who and why? Did Jeff break the leg of his horse, poison his own dog, burn down his own house or is it really someone else doing all these things? You'll have to watch this film for yourself to find out - I'm not going to give away the mystery nor all the thrills of the film! The film does has a very mysterious atmosphere at times - other times it's lighter and the atmosphere matches Jeff's moods (from dark to light). The ending is a little bit of a surprise - not exactly as I guessed - similar but not exactly. 8.5/10

JOSELYN DUMASNov 16, 2022

It's opening speech tries far too hard to evoke associations with 'Rebecca' (it even features one of the original cast), and it also shoehorns in references to 'Suspicion' and 'Spellbound'. But it actually works perfectly own on it's own terms - with a bit of postwar psychology thrown in and Tchaikovsky on the soundtrack - and ironically harks forward towards later Hitchcocks (notably 'North by Northwest') with it's hero and heroine meeting cute on a train and the hilltop Frank Lloyd Wright-style house that serves as a backdrop to some of the drama. A chicly attired Betsy Drake - ironically Mrs Cary Grant at the time - provides an attractive and robust female lead.

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