Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Country: US
Technical: bw 92m
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Isobel Elsom
Synopsis:
The paid companion of a retired actress confronts twin challenges when her two eccentric elder sisters are evicted from their London abode and her unscrupulous nephew also turns up to see what he can get.
Review:
Unusual thriller, shot with great economy and prefiguring such films as Les Diaboliques in its darkness.
Country: US
Technical: bw 92m
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Isobel Elsom
Synopsis:
The paid companion of a retired actress confronts twin challenges when her two eccentric elder sisters are evicted from their London abode and her unscrupulous nephew also turns up to see what he can get.
Review:
Unusual thriller, shot with great economy and prefiguring such films as Les Diaboliques in its darkness.
Country: US
Technical: bw 92m
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Isobel Elsom
Synopsis:
The paid companion of a retired actress confronts twin challenges when her two eccentric elder sisters are evicted from their London abode and her unscrupulous nephew also turns up to see what he can get.
Review:
Unusual thriller, shot with great economy and prefiguring such films as Les Diaboliques in its darkness.