Ivy (film)
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Produced by | W. Cameron Menzies Sam Wood (Executive Producer) |
| Written by | Charles Bennett (Screenplay) Marie Belloc Lowndes (story) |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Editing by | Ralph Dawson |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 26, 1947 (U.S.A.) |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Ivy (1947) is a American crime film noir directed by Sam Wood and written by Charles Bennett, based on The Story of Ivy, the novel written by Marie Belloc Lowndes. The drama features Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, among others.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Ivy Lexton (Joan Fontaine) is a woman with a hunger to seduce men. Though she already has a husband, Jervis (Richard Ney), and is having an affair with Roger Gretorex (Patric Knowles), Ivy becomes obsessed with Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall), and is determined to have him.
However, Miles shows no interest because she's a married women. Ivy is angry, and plans to get her revenge by poisoning Miles and pinning the blame on her husband. Inspector Orpington (Cedric Hardwicke) is called to investigate Miles' mysterious death.
[edit] Cast
- Joan Fontaine as Ivy Lexton
- Patric Knowles as Roger Gretorex
- Herbert Marshall as Miles Rushworth
- Richard Ney as Jervis Lexton
- Cedric Hardwicke as Insp. Orpington
- Lucile Watson as Mrs. Gretorex
- Sara Allgood as Martha Huntley
- Henry Stephenson as Judge
- Rosalind Ivan as Emily
- Lillian Fontaine as Lady Flora
- Molly Lamont as Bella Crail
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. Thrawn
- Isobel Elsom as Miss Chattle
- Alan Napier as Sir Jonathan Wright
[edit] References
- ^ Ivy at the Internet Movie Database.
[edit] External links
- Ivy at the Internet Movie Database.
- Ivy at Allmovie.
- Ivy at the TCM Movie Database.
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