Dishonored Lady

Watch: Dishonored Lady

5/16/19471h 25m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Unbridled passion . . . scandal . . . murder! ~

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.

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

suicide attempt
trial
magazine
film noir
murder
psychiatrist
mental illness
manhattan, new york city

Cast

Hedy Lamarr

~ as ~

Madeleine Damien

Dennis O'Keefe

~ as ~

Dr. David Cousins

John Loder

~ as ~

Felix Courtland

William Lundigan

~ as ~

Jack Garet

Morris Carnovsky

~ as ~

Dr. Richard Caleb

Natalie Schafer

~ as ~

Ethel Royce

Paul Cavanagh

~ as ~

Victor Kranish

Douglass Dumbrille

~ as ~

District Attorney O'Brien

Margaret Hamilton

~ as ~

Mrs. Geiger

Nicholas Joy

~ as ~

Mitchell

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
A pretty unremarkable vehicle for star Hedy Lamarr ("Madeleine Damien") as she portrays the fashion editor of a glossy New York magazine who burns the candle at both ends a bit too much. She eventually seeks the help of a psychiatrist "Dr Caleb" (Morris Carnosky) to help divert her from a mental breakdown. He suggests she quit her highly pressured job and to basically start her life all over again. It doesn't quite go to plan, as she soon becomes re-embroiled with a millionaire jeweller (and in his murder) and we end up in a court-room melodrama. The story twists and turns but not in any particularly interesting way; Lamarr is clearly the star but her performance is a bit soulless. So much more could have been done with the characterisation and the supporting cast don't add much value either.