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Ladies in Retirement( 1941)

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Overview

Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.

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      Ida Lupino

      Ellen Creed

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      Louis Hayward

      Albert Feather

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      Evelyn Keyes

      Lucy

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      Elsa Lanchester

      Emily Creed

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      Edith Barrett

      Louisa Creed

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      Isobel Elsom

      Leonora Fiske

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      Emma Dunn

      Sister Theresa

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      Queenie Leonard

      Sister Agatha

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      Clyde Cook

      Bates

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Nov 02 2013
    As queer as mice in a cage. Ladies in Retirement is directed by Charles Vidor and adapted to screenplay by Garrett Ford from the Reginald Denham and Edward Percy play of the same name. It stars Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester, Edith Barrett and Isobel Elsom. Music is by Ernst Toch and cinematography by George Barnes. A housekeeper takes drastic action when the head of the household insists that her two batty sisters be evicted the next day… Willow, Tit Willow, Tit Willow. Hee, the title conjures up images of some batty biddy comedy set in a retirement home, ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • film noir
    • housekeeper
    • gothic