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First official UK DVD release of this 1951 drama from RKO Pictures. A passionate romance, starring Ava Gardner as a beautiful heiress driven to extreme lengths when her dreams of true love are cruelly thwarted. New Orleans, the 1800's: Barbara Beaurevel (Gardner, Mogambo) inherits a fortune from her grandmother, a woman with a notorious reputation. Barbara pledges to use the money for good works but her noble intentions are quickly tested... Barbara's in love with Dr Mark Lucas (Mitchum, Angel Face); when he returns to the city with a new bride, Corinne, Barbara becomes desperate. She pays her wicked cousin Paul to seduce Corinne, hoping Mark will then abandon his wife. But when Corinne is murdered, Mark is blamed. Only Barbara can save him but she could lose everything if she does...SHE S THE KIND OF WOMAN THAT MADE NEW ORLEANS FAMOUS!
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The niece (Ava Gardner) of an aristocratic but impoverished old New Orleans family falls in love with a penniless research scientist (Robert Mitchum). But when he returns from South America with a new bride (Janis Carter), she uses her recently acquired inheritance in her plans for revenge. Directed by Robert Stevenson (MARY POPPINS) from the novel CARRIAGE TRADE by Polan Banks, this is an old fashioned "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" melodrama and quite entertaining, too. Though the rough around the edges Mitchum is questionable casting as a bookish research scientist, the fetching Gardner is at the height of her beauty and one could be content basking in her exquisite close ups. The acting honors are stolen by Melvyn Douglas as Gardner's wily, unctuous and conscienceless cousin who ruins everything. He's positively slimy and it's a breath of relief when he gets his just desserts. The expert art and set direction recreates late 19th century New Orleans milieu with adroit dexterity and lovingly shot by Harry J. Wild (GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES). With Lucile Watson, Gordon Oliver and Clarence Muse.
The Odeon Entertainment DVD via Great Britain is a handsome B&W transfer in the appropriate 1.33 aspect ratio.
The Odeon Entertainment DVD via Great Britain is a handsome B&W transfer in the appropriate 1.33 aspect ratio.
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When I was a child in the 1960's "My Forbidden past" was one of the few cinema feature films to regularly turn up on a Sunday afternoon as the "Film Matinee" on BBC TV.
I can't recall seeing it since those days, but it's a pleasure to view now. Expertly edited to just over seventy minutes, the plot zips along splendidly. It's a melodrama of the old fashioned school, with Ava Gardner as the jilted lover of Robert Mitchum who sets out to seek revenge on him. Ava is certainly at her most passionate here, and Mr Mitchum more than ever in his very laid back acting style. You can almost see in his face the obvious contempt he had for the lines he has to utter!
This is a real 1950's "programmer", originally designed to be one half of a double-bill programme. It is most attractively designed with lavish sets and plenty of costume changes for Ava (in spite of her emotional crisis!!).
As for the transfer, it's a nice crisp print with good audio and video quality. If you like these type of romances, you couldn't do better than this.
I can't recall seeing it since those days, but it's a pleasure to view now. Expertly edited to just over seventy minutes, the plot zips along splendidly. It's a melodrama of the old fashioned school, with Ava Gardner as the jilted lover of Robert Mitchum who sets out to seek revenge on him. Ava is certainly at her most passionate here, and Mr Mitchum more than ever in his very laid back acting style. You can almost see in his face the obvious contempt he had for the lines he has to utter!
This is a real 1950's "programmer", originally designed to be one half of a double-bill programme. It is most attractively designed with lavish sets and plenty of costume changes for Ava (in spite of her emotional crisis!!).
As for the transfer, it's a nice crisp print with good audio and video quality. If you like these type of romances, you couldn't do better than this.
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this was a film of robert mitchums that i had not seen,so had to get it,while i love bob mitchum ,he was miscast here ,the story was slight ,i thought it was going to be many layered and rich ,but was thin ,ava looked great but that did not make up for the lack of story deapth sueb
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