Maureen O'Hara
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A Woman's Secret is a 1949 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Maureen O'Hara, Gloria Grahame and Melvyn Douglas. Written and produced by Herman J. Mankiewicz, the film was based on the novel Mortgage on Life by Vicki Baum.
- Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Nicholas Ray
- Mortgage on Life, 1946 novel, by Vicki Baum
- Herman J. Mankiewicz
With Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams. Failed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive.
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A Woman's Secret (1949) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 25m 1949. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A retired singer takes on a protegee only to be betrayed by her. Cast & Crew. Read More. Nicholas Ray. Director. Maureen O'hara. Marian Washburn. Melvyn Douglas. Luke Jordan.
- Nicholas Ray, Doran Cox
- Maureen O'hara
A Woman's Secret. A popular singer, Marian Washburn (Maureen O'Hara), suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works.
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- Maureen O'hara
- Nicholas Ray
- Drama
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A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian.
Something of an RKO chore for Ray, to be sure. But a nicely structured script by Herman J Mankiewicz (from a novel by Vicki Baum) - repeating the investigative flashback structure of Citizen Kane ...
