My Reputation

Unrated

1/25/19461h 34m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Of all the dramatic triumphs from Warners this one is the greatest! ~

Overview:

Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.

Director:

Curtis Bernhardt

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

parent child relationship
widow
single mother
gossip
domineering mother
snow skiing
army major
christmas
social convention

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

~ as ~

Jessica Drummond

George Brent

~ as ~

Major Scott Landis

Warner Anderson

~ as ~

Frank Everett

Lucile Watson

~ as ~

Mary Kimball

John Ridgely

~ as ~

Cary Abbott

Eve Arden

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Ginna Abbott

Jerome Cowan

~ as ~

George Van Orman

Esther Dale

~ as ~

Anna

Scotty Beckett

~ as ~

Kim Drummond

Bobby Cooper

~ as ~

Keith Drummond

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Reviews (1)

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talisencrw
Written 9 year(s) ago
9
To me, Barbara Stanwyck is such the prototypical noir femme fatale, but her Pre-Code works like 'Baby Face' are masterpieces, and her other works, in which she shows her vulnerability, are just as appetizing to the cinephile. Excellent for fans of drama or melodrama, especially from that era, when a widow who's nagging, overbearing mother won't let her find happiness because of what the neighbours would say, just can't take it any more. To a certain extent, with current society, our constantly trying to fit in and get approval from others makes this just as relevant today.

She had a decent, not great, supporting cast to work with, and though director Bernhardt wasn't A-list (my favourite of his is 'Possessed' with Joan Crawford), he's all right for this material, and the Warner Brothers' production values, including Max Steiner doing the score and gorgeous photography from James Wong Howe, make this a lesser-known, under-the-radar, hidden gem you might enjoy.