The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage

The whole town WHISPERED about these two!

NR 1945 · 91 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

Directed by John Cromwell · Written by Herman J. Mankiewicz

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Dorothy McGuire Laura Pennington
Robert Young Oliver Bradford
Herbert Marshall Major John Hillgrove
Mildred Natwick Mrs. Abigail Minnett
Spring Byington Violet Price
Hillary Brooke Beatrice Alexander
Richard Gaines Frederick 'Freddy' Price
Alec Englander Danny 'Taxi' Stanton
Robert Clarke Marine Corporal
Eden Nicholas Soldier
Rusty Farrell Mildred (uncredited)
Wally Albright

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