A Woman's Vengeance (1948)

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Charles Boyer

Henry Maurier

Ann Blyth

Doris Mead

Jessica Tandy

Janet Spence

Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. James Libbard

Mildred Natwick

Nurse Caroline Braddock

Cecil Humphreys

General Spence

Hugh French

Robert Lester

Rachel Kempson

Emily Maurier

Valerie Cardew

Clara

Carl Harbord

Leslie Blake

John Williams

Prosecuting Counsel

Leyland Hodgson

First Warder

Ola Lorraine

Maisey

Harry Cording

Chauffeur McNabb

Patrick Aherne

Warder
(uncredited)

Mari Aldon

Girl
(uncredited)

Wilson Benge

Clerk
(uncredited)

Lydia Bilbrook

Mrs. Fellows
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Henry Maurier quotes from Wordsworth's 'Ode to Duty' (published 1807): "Stern daughter of the Voice of God"

Goofs
Although Emily's gravestone and numerous newspaper articles establish the time of the story as 1931 all the women's hair styles, clothing, and overall demeanor are strictly 1947.

Quotes
General Spence: Wouldn't have minded being a dog myself. Comfortable kennels, free meals, unlimited access to the females of the species, and when you're old, they shoot you. No wheelchairs, no torture, no blasted nurses - one bang and it's over.

Connections
Referenced in Inside the Actors Studio: Martin Scorsese (2002)

A highly literate script by Aldous Huxley and an absorbing courtroom drama.

Henry Maurier (Boyer) is an arrogant wealthy Englishman married to Emily who is both sickly and shrewish. Doris (Blyth) is his much younger mistress. The Maurier's also have a woman friend named Janet Spence (Tandy) who has always loved Maurier. When Emily is poisoned, suspicion falls on Henry and there is a great deal of circumstantial evidence against him. The script, by Aldous Huxley, is extremely literate and the movie is a pleasure to watch. Courtroom fans will also enjoy the capably executed inquest and trial scenes.