The Second Woman

The Second Woman

5.6IMDb Score
Released:1950-07-07
Duration:91 min
Director:James V. Kern
Actors:Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton, Florence Bates, Morris Carnovsky
Production:Cardinal Pictures, Harry Popkin Productions, United Artists

Overview:

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.

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