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About the Film

Year

1950

Rating

NR

Genre

Drama

Running Time

97 MIN

Synopsis

Helen Ferguson, pregnant, penniless and dumped by her boyfriend Steve Morley, takes the identity of the pregnant Patrice Harkness, when she and her husband are killed in a train crash. When Helen is blackmailed by Steve, who discovers her true identity, she decides to kill him. Based on a novel by William Irish.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Helen Ferguson / Patrice Harkness

John Lund

Bill Harkness

Richard Denning

Actor

Jane Cowl

Mrs. Harkness

Phyllis Thaxter

Patrice Harkness

Lyle Bettger

Stephen 'Steve' Morley

About the Crew

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Producer

Richard Maibaum

Writer

Cornell Woolrich

Writer

Mitchell Leisen

Writer

Sally Benson

Writer

Catherine Turney

Based on Novel By

William Irish

Music Scoring

Hugo W. Friedhofer