The Forbidden Street

1949

1h 30m

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6.7/10

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In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.

Directors

Jean Negulesco

Writers

Margery Sharp(novel by)

Ring Lardner, Jr.(screenplay by)

Stars

Maureen O'Hara

Dana Andrews

Anne Butchart

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Maureen O'Hara

Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

Dana Andrews

Henry Lambert …

Anne Butchart

Alice Hambro

Sybil Thorndike

Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey

Treff Culver

Young Adelaide

Mrs. Culver

Mr. Culver

Mr. Bly

The Blazer

Milly Lauderdale

Policeman

Young Blazer

Fred Baker

Miss Bryant

Young Treff

Young Alice

Johnny Hambro

Directors

Jean Negulesco

Writers

Margery Sharp(novel by)

Ring Lardner, Jr.(screenplay by)

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7/10

Maureen O'Hara is a young girl who lives a well-to-do existence with her family until she takes a shine to her art teacher "Lambert" (Dana Andrews). Their relationship doesn't impress her family, but they press on anyway, set up on their own before, fairly soon, she rues the day. He turns out to be a bit of a lush. When an accident befalls him, she finds herself the subject of a pernicious blackmailing from an elderly neighbour - "Mrs. Mousey" (Dame Sybil Thorndyke) and her miserable life looks pretty set. Until, that is, another man enters her life - a man who bears a startling resemblance to her husband, and... It's quite a well paced story, this. Jean Negulesco keeps the story engaging without descending into melodrama, and Thorndyke is excellent as the avaricious old woman. The production detail is fine - the costumes and scenarios are decent enough, but the score - it really is weak, seemingly determined to slow the film down. There is some chemistry between O'Hara and Andrews that makes this just a little better than a routine costume drama and worth 90 minutes.

Geronimo196709 Jul, 2022