Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady

1947 · 85 min · EN · NR · 5.7 (19 votes)
Dir. Robert Stevenson · Starring Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe, John Loder, William Lundigan, Morris Carnovsky, Natalie Schafer · Music Carmen Dragon

Unbridled passion . . . scandal . . . murder!

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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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A suffocating descent into psychological turmoil. This noir classic feels like a fever dream, trapping you in a spiral of obsession and dread. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken anxieties and the looming threat of ruin.

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