A Woman's Secret (1949)

13/01/1949 (US)•Mystery, Drama•1h 24m

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I had to stop her ... at any cost ... that's why I pulled the trigger !

Overview

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.

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Maureen O'Hara
Marian Washburn
Melvyn Douglas
Luke Jordan
Gloria Grahame
Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
Bill Williams
Lee Crenshaw
Victor Jory
Brook Matthews
Mary Philips
Mrs. Mary Fowler
Jay C. Flippen
Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Robert Warwick
Assistant District Attorney Roberts
Curt Conway
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A review by John Chard

6.0

Written by John Chard on Jul 5, 2015

She had a voice with hormones. A Woman's Secret is directed by Nicholas Ray and adapted to screenplay by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel "Mortgage on Life" written by Vicki Baum. It stars Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Victor Jory and Jay C. Flippen. Music is by Friedrich Hollaender and cinematography by George E. Diskant. When young singer Susan Caldwell (Grahame) is shot, Marian Washburn (O'Hara) takes the blame and is promptly charged. But something isn't right and those closest to Marian decide to dig a little deeper... If the Lord wanted you to have a bullet ...