Directed by:
William DieterleScreenplay:
Ayn RandCinematography:
Lee GarmesComposer:
Victor YoungCast:
Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ann Richards, Cecil Kellaway, Gladys Cooper, Anita Louise, Robert Sully, Reginald Denny, Ernest Cossart, Alec Craig (more)Plots(1)
Sensitive story about two British soldiers in Italy, Cotten and Sully. Sully has Cotten write letters to his girl back home for him. The girl, Jones, falls in love with Sully but he is nothing like the man of the letters. Jones marries Sully but is quickly disillusioned by the rough way in which she is treated. One night after a drunk, Sully beats Jones and her stepmother stabs Sully to death. The girl goes into shock which makes her an amnesiac while her stepmother suffers a stroke and becomes speechless. Jones is accused of murder and sentenced to one year in jail. Hearing of his former friend's mysterious murder, Cotten visits Jones and immediately falls in love with her. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
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- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1946 - Jennifer Jones (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1946 - Victor Young (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1946 - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- 1946 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)