Shadow of a Woman

1946
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1h 18m

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A young bride's marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband is trying to starve his young son to death in order to claim an inheritance the boy is ent... Read allA young bride's marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband is trying to starve his young son to death in order to claim an inheritance the boy is entitled to.A young bride's marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband is trying to starve his young son to death in order to claim an inheritance the boy is entitled to.

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6.0/10

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Trivia
An appropriate tune in the film, played in the Gypsy Room scene, is "How Little We Know" by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer. The tune became popular two years earlier when it was sung by Lauren Bacall in Le Port de l'angoisse (1944).

Goofs
About one hour into the film, Brooke addresses a letter to Dr. Norris. In close-up the envelope is small (letter size) and the address is written almost to the right edge. However in the next wider shot, the envelope is larger (business size) and the address is more centered.

Connections
References L'extravagant Mr Ruggles (1935)

Soundtracks
Otchi Tchornya
(uncredited)
Traditional Russian tune
[First dance number played at the Gypsy Room]

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Featured review

8/10

Edgy Little Sleeper

A Film-Noir that is the type that uses psychological persuasion and medical methods to subtly terrorize and control victims with sheer will and a charming personality. There are no guns or physical attacks, it is all done with romance and power. It is one of the few, if any, films that dealt with naturalistic or holistic medicine and focus on diet and exercise to cure, that is used as a sure sign of villainy because of the dated belief of inherent quackery.

This has a creepy feel and an unnerving atmosphere of a small budget that can work to its advantage and an unknown cast that also adds to character maladies and a sense of losing one's footing.

A really effective story of forced proximity and family tie downs. A little sleeper that is only let down by a take no chance happy ending that is used in so many otherwise edgy films of the era, even in the Noir genre, that end it all with a period and more times than not would be more progressive with three dots...