My Forbidden Past
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| Directed by | Robert Stevenson |
| Produced by | Polan Banks Robert Sparks |
| Written by | Leopold Atlas (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | Marion Parsonnet |
| Based on | Carriage Entrance by Polan Banks |
| Starring | Robert Mitchum Ava Gardner Melvyn Douglas |
| Music by | Friedrich Hollaender |
| Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
| Edited by | George C. Shrader |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,150,000 (US rentals)[2] |
My Forbidden Past is a 1951 film directed by Robert Stevenson. It stars Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner.[3] Adapted from Polan Banks novel Carriage Entrance by Leopold Atlas.
Plot summary
In 1890s New Orleans, wrongly believing Barbara Beaurevelle (Gardner) had stood him up on the eve of their elopement, Dr. Mark Lucas (Mitchum) has returned from South Africa accompanied by Corinne (Janis Carter), a woman he married on the rebound. Determined to win him back, Barbara bribes her cousin (Melvyn Douglas) to break up the marriage, a cold-blooded scheme that ends in death and the doctor suspected of murder.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Dr. Mark Lucas
- Ava Gardner as Barbara Beaurevelle
- Melvyn Douglas as Paul Beaurevelle
- Lucile Watson as Aunt Eula Beaurevelle
- Janis Carter as Corinne Lucas
- Gordon Oliver as Clay Duchesne
- Basil Ruysdael as Dean Cazzley
- Clarence Muse as Pompey
- Walter Kingsford as Coroner
- Will Wright as Luther Toplady
Reception
The film recorded a loss of $700,000.[4]
References
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- ↑ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
- ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/my-forbidden-past-34049
- ↑ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p256.
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- My Forbidden Past at the TCM Movie Database
- My Forbidden Past at AllMovie
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