Posted on 08/23/2019 4:46:28 PM PDT by simpson96
Eve Gill (Jane Wyman), an aspiring actress, is interrupted in rehearsal by her friend, actor Jonathan Cooper (Richard Todd), the secret lover of stage actress/singer Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Via a flashback, he says Charlotte visited him after killing her husband; she was wearing a bloodstained dress. Jonathan claims he went back to her house to fetch her another dress, but was seen by Nellie Goode (Kay Walsh), Charlotte's cockney maid/dresser. He escaped the police and needs help. Eve bribes Nellie to tell Charlotte she is ill and to introduce her as her cousin, "Doris Tinsdale" as a replacement. Using her acting skills, Eve becomes "Doris" and starts working for Charlotte, looking for clues...
Alfred Hitchcock's "Stage Fright" (1950) - The 'Black Widow Scene'
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“Who would like some love-elly ducks?”
Richard Todd played a character who meets Richard Todd on D-Day. I wonder if that is a one of a kind scene.
That is AOCs great grandmother!
We need the “Like” feature here.
Yes, I'd recognize those gums and choppers anywhere!
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