A Woman's Secret
Time Out says
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 as it examines the events leading up to the death of ex-singer O'Hara's devious and ungrateful protégée (beautifully incarnated by Grahame) - is well served by the civilised direction, which not only turns the Vicki Baum melodrama into a noir-ish mystery, but also stresses, as so often in Ray, the importance of interior space and the way it reflects/influences action. Entertaining, and less routine than it sounds.
Details
Release details
Duration:
85 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Nicholas Ray
Screenwriter:
Herman J Mankiewicz
Cast:
Gloria Grahame
Victor Jory
Mary Philips
Melvyn Douglas
Jay C Flippen
Bill Williams
Maureen O'Hara
Victor Jory
Mary Philips
Melvyn Douglas
Jay C Flippen
Bill Williams
Maureen O'Hara