A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

I had to stop her ... at any cost ... that's why I pulled the trigger !

NR 1949 · 84 min · ★ 5.6 · Mystery, Drama

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.

Directed by Nicholas Ray · Written by Herman J. Mankiewicz

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Maureen O'Hara Marian Washburn
Melvyn Douglas Luke Jordan
Gloria Grahame Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
Bill Williams Lee Crenshaw
Victor Jory Brook Matthews
Mary Philips Mrs. Mary Fowler
Jay C. Flippen Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Robert Warwick Assistant District Attorney Roberts
Curt Conway Doctor
Ann Shoemaker Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Virginia Farmer Mollie the Washburn Maid
Ellen Corby Nurse who reads paper to Susan

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