A Woman's Secret

I had to stop her ... at any cost ... that's why I pulled the trigger !

5.619491h 24m

Released

Mystery

Drama

Overview

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. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.

StatusReleased

Release Date1949-01-13

Runtime1h 24m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

film noir

hospital

Videos

1 total

Clip

A Woman's Secret (Preview Clip)

Stream

YouTube TV

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Cast & Crew

Maureen O'Hara

as Marian Washburn

Melvyn Douglas

as Luke Jordan

Gloria Grahame

as Susan Caldwell / Estrellita

Bill Williams

as Lee Crenshaw

Victor Jory

as Brook Matthews

Mary Philips

as Mrs. Mary Fowler

Jay C. Flippen

as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

Robert Warwick

as Assistant District Attorney Roberts

Curt Conway

as Doctor

Ann Shoemaker

as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother

Reviews

John Chard

Jul 5, 2015

6/10

She had a voice with hormones. A Woman's Secret is directed by Nicholas Ray and adapted to screenplay by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel "Mortgage on Life" written by Vicki Baum. It stars Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Victor Jory and Jay C. Flippen. Music is by Friedrich Hollaender and cinematography by George E. Diskant. …

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CinemaSerf

Jun 14, 2024

6/10

When a gunshot brings the maid rushing into the bedroom, she discovers "Susan" (Gloria Grahame) is the victim, and that her mentor "Marian" (Maureen O'Hara) is holding the smoking gun. When the police arrive, "Marian" confesses to trying to kill her, but with her victim still alive we will have to wait to hear her version of events. Meantime, her m…

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