The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Lord Windermere appears to all – including his young wife Margaret – to be the perfect husband. The couple's happy marriage is placed at risk when he starts paying visits to a mysterious beautiful newcomer, Mrs. Erylnne, who is determined to make her entry into London's high society. Worse, the secret gets back to Margaret that Windermere has been giving Mrs. Erylnne large sums of money.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Otto PremingerDirector
- Walter ReischWriter
- Dorothy ParkerWriter
- Daniele AmfitheatrofOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeanne CrainLady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
- Madeleine CarrollMrs. Erylnne
- George SandersLord Robert Darlington
- Richard GreeneLord Arthur Windermere
- Martita HuntDuchess of Berwick
- John SuttonCecil Graham
- Hugh DempsterLord Augustus Lorton
- Richard NeyJames Hopper
- Virginia McDowallLady Agatha
- Randy StuartAmerican Girl
- Felippa RockRosalie (uncredited)
- John BurtonHoskins (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
self sacrificemarriage crisiscover-upmisunderstandinggossipmysterious womanhigh societykeepsakesuspicion of adulteryindiscretionrecollectionsauction item