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| Year: | 1949 |
| Rating: | 6.1(2065) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Romance |
| Directed by: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Actors: | Joseph Cotten Michael Wilding Cecil Parker Denis O'Dea Ingrid Bergman Margaret Leighton |
| "Mystery, murder and passion from the master of suspense!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock | |
| Actors | |
| Joseph Cotten | as Sam Flusky |
| Michael Wilding | as Hon. Charles Adare |
| Cecil Parker | as The Governor |
| Denis O'Dea | as Mr. Corrigan |
| Jack Watling | as Winter |
| Harcourt Williams | as The Coachman |
| John Ruddock | as Mr. Potter |
| Bill Shine | as Mr. Banks |
| Victor Lucas | as The Rev. Smiley |
| Ronald Adam | as Mr. Riggs |
| Francis De Wolff | as Major Wilkins |
| G.H. Mulcaster | as Dr. Macallister |
| Ivor Barry | as 1st Guard in Hall |
| Martin Benson | as Man Carrying Shrunken Head |
| Ronnie Hill | as 2nd Guard in Hall |
| Alfred Hitchcock | as Man at Governor's Reception |
| David Keir | as Man Checking Invitations at Ball |
| Roderick Lovell | as Bit Part |
| Lloyd Pearson | as Land Agent |
| Richard Turner | as Clerk |
| Actresses | |
| Ingrid Bergman | as Lady Henrietta Flusky |
| Margaret Leighton | as Milly |
| Olive Sloane | as Sal |
| Maureen Delaney | as Flo |
| Julia Lang | as Susan |
| Betty McDermott | as Martha |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Plot: | Charles Adare arrives in Australia in 1831 with his uncle, the new governor. Unsuccessful in Ireland, Charles hopes to make his fortune in Sydney. He is befriended by Samson Flusky, a prosperous ex-convict. Sam's wife, Lady Henrietta, "Hattie", was a friend of Charles's sister in Ireland. Sam hopes that the young man will be able to cheer up his wife, who is a mentally unstable alcoholic. Meanwhile the attractive housekeeper, Milly, secretly loves Sam, and encourages Hattie's drinking. Sam has been sent to an Australian prison after he confessed to a killing that Hattie actually committed. She had followed him and waited for his release. Charles's efforts to rehabilitate Hattie conflict with Milly's intentions. Eventually, Sam becomes jealous, and in a rage, accidentally shoots Charles. This time Hattie accepts the blame for the shooting. Milly, seeing her chances to win Sam slipping away, attempts to poison Hattie. |
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Revealing mistakes: As the characters gather for the dinner party, fairly early on in the film, the camera tracks backwards across the dining room. The table has been pushed into the path of the camera by the time it comes into view, but the candlesticks are still shaking severely from the jerking appearance of the table (their shaking lessens as the take continues). Fact errors: The opening narration declares that "In 1770 Captain Cook discovered Australia". While Cook was the first Englishman to visit Australia, Dutch explorers had navigated the country before him. |
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