Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 31m

Ladies in Retirement

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Director
Charles Vidor
Cast
Ida Lupino as Ellen Creed Louis Hayward as Albert Feather Evelyn Keyes as Lucy Elsa Lanchester as Emily Creed Edith Barrett as Louisa Creed Isobel Elsom as Leonora Fiske
Crew
George Barnes — Director of Photography Al Clark — Editor Ernst Toch — Original Music Composer Reginald Denham — Screenplay Garrett Fort — Screenplay Lester Cowan — Producer
Tagline

The Great Broadway Melodrama Comes to Flaming Life on the Screen!

Synopsis

Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.

Mood & Themes
film noirhousekeepergothic
Key Collaborators
Charles Vidor Director George Barnes Director of Photography Al Clark Editor Ernst Toch Original Music Composer Reginald Denham Screenplay Garrett Fort Screenplay Lester Cowan Producer David S. Hall Production Design Walter Plunkett Costume Design
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