Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady

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Dishonored Lady

"Unbridled passion . . . scandal . . . murder!"

1947

1h 25m

5.8(26 votes)

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Drama

Overview

Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.

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Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Madeleine Damien

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Dr. David Cousins

John Loder

John Loder

Felix Courtland

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Jack Garet

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

Dr. Richard Caleb

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Ethel Royce

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Victor Kranish

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

District Attorney O'Brien

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Geiger

Nicholas Joy

Nicholas Joy

Mitchell

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Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Written by: Edmund H. North
Produced by: Jack Chertok

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