My Reputation
Of all the dramatic triumphs from Warners this one is the greatest!
1946 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Curtis Bernhardt |
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| Writer: | Clare Jaynes, Catherine Turney |
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| Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 25, 1946 |
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| Director: | Curtis Bernhardt |
| Writer: | Clare Jaynes, Catherine Turney |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, widow, single mother, gossip, domineering mother, snow skiing, army major, christmas, social convention |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Barbara Stanwyck | Jessica Drummond |
| George Brent | Major Scott Landis |
| Warner Anderson | Frank Everett |
| Lucile Watson | Mary Kimball |
| John Ridgely | Cary Abbott |
| Eve Arden | Ginna Abbott |
| Jerome Cowan | George Van Orman |
| Esther Dale | Anna |
| Scotty Beckett | Kim Drummond |
| Bobby Cooper | Keith Drummond |
| Leona Maricle | Riette Van Orman |
| Mary Servoss | Mary |
| Cecil Cunningham | Stella Thompson |
| Janis Wilson | Penny Boardman |
| Ann E. Todd | Gretchen Van Orman |
| Oliver Blake | Dave (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Guest at Van Ormans' New Year's Eve Party / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sam McDaniel | The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clare Jaynes | Novel |
| Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Curtis Bernhardt | Director |
| David Weisbart | Editor |
| Catherine Turney | Screenplay |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry Blanke | Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
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To me, Barbara Stanwyck is such the prototypical noir femme fatale, but her Pre-Code works like 'Baby Face' are masterpieces, and her other works, in which she shows her vulnerability, are just as appetizing to the cinephile. Excellent for fans of drama or melodrama, especially from that era, when a ... widow who's nagging, overbearing mother won't let her find happiness because of what the neighbours would say, just can't take it any more. To a certain extent, with current society, our constantly trying to fit in and get approval from others makes this just as relevant today. She had a decent, not great, supporting cast to work with, and though director Bernhardt wasn't A-list (my favourite of his is 'Possessed' with Joan Crawford), he's all right for this material, and the Warner Brothers' production values, including Max Steiner doing the score and gorgeous photography from James Wong Howe, make this a lesser-known, under-the-radar, hidden gem you might enjoy.