The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph H. LewisDirector
- Muriel Roy BoltonScreenplay
- Mischa BakaleinikoffOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nina FochJulia Ross
- May WhittyMrs. Hughes
- George MacreadyRalph Hughes
- Roland VarnoDennis Bruce
- Anita Sharp-BolsterSparkes
- Doris LloydMrs. Mackie
- Queenie LeonardAlice (uncredited)
- Joy HaringtonBertha (uncredited)
- Leonard MudiePeters (uncredited)
- Ottola NesmithMrs. Robinson (uncredited)
- Milton OwenPoliceman (uncredited)
- Olaf HyttenThe Reverend Lewis (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
kidnappingidentity crisiscornwall, englandfilm noircliffsmental illnessmother son relationshipdominant motherscary house