Bedelia
MARGARET LOCKWOOD as BEDELIA who had more than her share of men, jewels, and love and wanted more, more, MORE!
1946 | 90m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Lance Comfort |
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| Writer: | Isadore Goldsmith, Vera Caspary, Herbert Victor |
| Staring: |
| Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 08, 1946 |
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| Director: | Lance Comfort |
| Writer: | Isadore Goldsmith, Vera Caspary, Herbert Victor |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery |
| Keywords | poison, monte carlo, artist |
| Production Companies | British National Films, John Corfield Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Margaret Lockwood | Bedelia Carrington |
| Ian Hunter | Charlie Carrington |
| Barry K. Barnes | Ben Chaney |
| Anne Crawford | Ellen |
| Beatrice Varley | Mary |
| Louise Hampton | Hannah |
| Jill Esmond | Nurse Harris |
| Julien Mitchell | Dr. McAfee |
| Vi Stevens | Mrs. McAfee |
| Kynaston Reeves | Mr. Bennett |
| Olga Lindo | Mrs. Bennett |
| John Salew | Alec Johnstone |
| Barbara Blair | Sylvia Johnstone |
| Daphne Arthur | Miss Jenkins |
| Claude Bailey | Capt. McKelvey |
| Ellen Pollock | McKelvey's Housekeeper |
| Henry De Bray | M. Martin (as Henry de Bray) |
| Marcel Poncin | M. Perrin |
| Sonia Sergyl | Abbé's Housekeeper |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | Vicar |
| Oscar Nation | Police Inspector |
| Paul Bonifas | Insurance Manager (as Paul Boniface) |
| David Keir | Chemist |
| Jill Bardy | Jeweler's Saleswoman (as Jill Bardi) |
| Elizabeth Maude | Shop Assistant |
| Malcolm Vaughan | Errand Boy (as Malcolm Thomas) |
| Claude Frederic | Waiter |
| Yvonne Andre | Chambermaid |
| Alice Gachet | Manageress |
| John Allen | Clerk |
| Charles Paton | Railway Clerk |
| John Serret | Jeweler's Customer |
| Michelle de Lys | Jeweler's Customer (as Michele de Lys) |
| Paul Hardtmuth | Old Frenchman |
| George Pelling | Willie - Chauffeur |
| Dermot Walsh | Jim - Doctor's Chauffeur |
| Al Gold | Specialty Dancer |
| Lola Cordell | Specialty Dancer |
| Michael Martin Harvey | Abbe |
| John Tatum | Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Lance Comfort | Director |
| Isadore Goldsmith | Screenplay |
| Duncan Sutherland | Art Direction |
| Ernest Taylor | Makeup Artist |
| Moie Charles | Additional Dialogue |
| Ronald Brantford | Production Manager |
| Lionel Banes | Special Effects |
| Rowland Douglas | Assistant Director |
| Vera Caspary | Novel, Screenplay |
| Hans May | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Michael Truman | Editor |
| Herbert Victor | Screenplay |
| Elizabeth Haffenden | Costume Design |
| A.E. Rudolph | Sound Recordist |
| Cliff Richardson | Special Effects Supervisor |
| H. Julius | Camera Operator |
| Barbara Barnard | Hairstylist |
| Mary Habberfield | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Isadore Goldsmith | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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This is quite a well-written, pacy little film noir about a glamorous widow (Margaret Lockwood) who meets and marries a rather naive English businessman (Ian Hunter) and honeymoons in Monte Carlo. There, they befriend a painter (Barry K. Barnes) who is asked to paint her portrait. After they return ... home, we gradually discover that she has plenty of dark secrets which all start to unravel as we find the painter is not exactly whom he claims to be, and it all culminates in a tense and suspenseful twenty minutes at their remote country home during a snowstorm. It's a little melodramatic at times, but the story flows well and the lead performances are engaging.