Ladies in Retirement

1941

1h 31m

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6.5/10

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Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.

Directors

Charles Vidor

Writers

Reginald Denham(theatre play by)

Reginald Denham(screenplay by)

Garrett Fort(screenplay by)

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Ida Lupino

Louis Hayward

Evelyn Keyes

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Ellen Creed

Albert Feather

Lucy

Emily Creed

Louisa Creed

Leonora Fiske

Sister Theresa

Sister Agatha

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Directors

Charles Vidor

Writers

Reginald Denham(theatre play by)

Reginald Denham(screenplay by)

Garrett Fort(screenplay by)

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7/10

"Leonora Fiske" (Isobel Elsom) is a retired actress, a kindly soul, who lives in a remote cottage with her companion "Ellen" (Ida Lupino) and her maid. When "Ellen" asks if she might bring her sisters down to stay for a few days, they cause chaos to the old lady's normally ordered life and she asks them all to leave. Lupino has other ideas and is soon running the house as "Fiske" has "gone away". Unbeknown to her, though, her rather roguish distant nephew "Albert" (Louis Hayward) had previously stopped by to visit them whilst she was away, and when he returns to discover the old lady gone and his aunt running the place, he - and the servant "Lucy" (Evelyn Keyes) begin to get suspicious. It's a well directed, well paced crime noir with a strong supporting cast - Elsa Lanchester and Edith Barrett play well as the bonkers sisters; and though the ending is a bit of a let-down, it is still one of those films that has fallen down behind the cushion on the sofa - and is a delight to find again.

Geronimo196728 Mar, 2022