The Two Mrs. Carrolls
The Two Mrs. Carrolls is a 1947 American mystery film noir directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, and Alexis Smith. It was produced by Mark Hellinger from a screenplay by Thomas Job, based on the 1935 play by Martin Vale.
Plot
While on vacation in Scotland, Sally Morton learns that her lover of only two weeks, the painter Geoffrey Carroll, is married to an invalid and ends their romance. Before returning home to his pre-teen daughter, Beatrice, and his ill wife, Geoffrey buys a package from chemist Horace Blagdon, giving a false name when he signs the register. Geoffrey is painting his wife's portrait, depicting her as an "angel of death."
More details
author | Thomas Job |
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contentLocation | England |
director | Peter Godfrey |
editor | Frederick Richards |
genre | crime drama mystery thriller |
keywords | angel of death beat boarding school break bumble chemist drink first wife help ill wife kill living room married murder newspaper article paint pharmacy poison scotland travel |
musicBy | Franz Waxman |
producer | Mark Hellinger |
productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
publisher | Warner Bros. |
theme | film noir noir |