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About
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.
Theatrical
Nov 14, 1941
Box Office
$4.5M
Budget
$1.1M
Return
4.1x
Theaters
4
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Quotes
See all →The Contrast of Safety and Dread
Taglines
In his arms she felt safety...in his absence, haunting dread!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Love and Tragedy in the Mind
Taglines
Love in his Heart ... Tragedy in his Mind!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Cary Grant
John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth
J
Joan Fontaine
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
C
Cedric Hardwicke
General McLaidlaw
N
Nigel Bruce
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
M
May Whitty
Mrs. McLaidlaw
I
Isabel Jeans
Mrs. Newsham
H
Heather Angel
Ethel the Maid
A
Auriol Lee
Isobel Sedbusk
R
Reginald Sheffield
Reggie Wetherby
L
Leo G. Carroll
Captain George Melbeck
B
Billy Bevan
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
F
Faith Brook
Alice Barham (uncredited)
L
Leonard Carey
The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
D
David Clyde
Trunk Man (uncredited)
C
Clyde Cook
Photographer (uncredited)
A
Alec Craig
Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
C
Carol Curtis-Brown
Jessie Barham (uncredited)
V
Vernon Downing
Benson (uncredited)
R
Rex Evans
Mr. Bailey (uncredited)
E
Edward Fielding
Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
