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585:-β€”and you must take it upon its own terms, which are those of theatrical dogmatism, if you hope to endure it at all. If you do, you may find it gratifying principally because Miss Hepburn gives a crisp and taut performance of a lady overcome by mounting fears and Mr. Taylor, back in films from his war service, accelerates a brooding meanness as her spouse. You may also find Robert Mitchum fairly appealing in a crumpled, modest way as the culturally oriented brother, even though he appears in only a couple of scenes. And you may like Edmund Gwenn and Jayne Meadows, among others, in minor roles." 302:
unsuspecting, visits on horseback and suggests that Ann and Alan go on a ride with her. Alan mounts a large and unruly horse. The three of them ride through the forest, but Alan manages to separate Ann from Mrs. Foster. Alan attempts to kill Ann, who falls off her horse. After Alan dismounts to finish her off, his wild horse rears up and fatally kicks him in the head.
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In the days following their marriage, Ann meets Alan's high society friends, including Sylvia Martin with whom Alan had a relationship. Mrs. Foster, Alan's neighbor, mentions Alan's brother Michael. When Ann asks him about Michael, Alan tells her they became estranged and lost contact. Ann gradually
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appealing romantic melodrama, that can also be viewed as a heavy going psychological film noir (at least, stylishly noir through the brilliantly dark photography of Karl Freund)...Though overlong and filled with too many misleading clues about which brother is the baddie, the acting is superb, even
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Hepburn was opinionated about her colleagues. She wasn't impressed by Mitchum, an opinion she did not hide, and, at least at first, was not happy about Minnelli being the director of the film. Hepburn's self-assurance made Minnelli nervous, but the two grew to be good friends, a fact which annoyed
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The following morning, Ann confesses to Alan that she thought he killed Michael, and that she would have left Alan if he was a murderer. She admits she has become obsessed with Michael. Alan enters a jealous rage, and decides to keep Ann trapped and isolated in their Virginia mansion. Mrs. Foster,
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Alan follows Ann to the ranch and becomes agitated with her prying behavior. They return to his family home in Virginia. Michael follows them. He confronts Alan privately, and accuses him of murdering the original inventor of the device that made Alan his fortune. Michael promises to keep quiet as
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discovers evidence of Michael's character contrary to Alan's description; rather than a party animal and a thief, Michael was a quiet and thoughtful man with an appreciation of art. One of Michael's former friends convinces Ann that Alan murdered Michael.
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aired a one-hour radio adaptation of the film on October 6, 1947, with Katharine Hepburn and Robert Taylor reprising their roles. It aired a second adaptation on November 30, 1953, this time with
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Robert Taylor, who was afraid that the film would become a showcase for Hepburn. He changed his mind, though, after realizing that Minnelli's direction was helping to improve his performance.
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Ann Hamilton, a young woman from a middle class family, meets wealthy businessman Alan Garroway when he comes to visit her scientist father. Ann and Alan soon fall in love and get married.
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The film was popular at the box office; according to MGM records, it earned $ 2,828,000 in the US and Canada and $ 1,409,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $ 1,001,000.
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appeal...Hepburn sells her role with usual finesse and talent. Robert Mitchum, as the missing brother, has only three scenes, but makes them count for importance."
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Weeks later, Ann is recovering from her injuries in the mansion, having inherited Alan's estate. She invites Michael to visit, and the two begin a budding romance.
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Ann visits Michael's former ranch house in California. She encounters Michael, who pretends to be a groundskeeper. They go on a romantic walk through the woods.
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More recently, critic Dennis Schwartz wrote, "Director Vincente Minnelli...known mostly through his upbeat MGM musicals, changes direction with this tearjerker
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though both Katharine Hepburn and Robert Mitchum are cast against type (a weak woman and a sensitive man). It successfully takes on the theme from
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long as Alan tells Ann the truth. Ann finds one of Michael's lit cigarettes, and she realizes he is still alive.
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The musical motif featured in the film is an excerpt from
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Index


Vincente Minnelli
Edward Chodorov
Woman's Home Companion
Thelma Strabel
Pandro S. Berman
Katharine Hepburn
Robert Taylor
Robert Mitchum
Karl Freund
Ferris Webster
Herbert Stothart
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Loew's Inc.
film noir
drama
Vincente Minnelli
Katharine Hepburn
Robert Taylor
Robert Mitchum
Edward Chodorov
Thelma Strabel
Marguerite Roberts
Katharine Hepburn
Robert Taylor
Robert Mitchum
Edmund Gwenn
Marjorie Main
Jayne Meadows

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