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The Second Woman (1950)
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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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama, Mystery
Written By:Mort Briskin, Robert Smith
In Theaters:7/7/1950
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Cardinal Pictures, Harry Popkin Productions, United Artists
Cast
James V. Kern
Director
Robert Young
Jeff Cohalan
Betsy Drake
Ellen Foster
John Sutton
Keith Ferris
Florence Bates
Amelia Foster
Morris Carnovsky
Dr. Raymond Hartley
Henry O'Neill
Ben Sheppard
Jean Rogers
Dodo Ferris
Raymond Largay
Maj. Badger
Shirley Ballard
Vivian Sheppard
Jason Robards Sr.
Stacy Rogers
Steven Geray
Balthazar Jones
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