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When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Charles Ruggles
- Freddie Linley
- (as Charlie Ruggles)
Audley Anderson
- Reel Dancer
- (uncredited)
Sam Ash
- Motor Boat Operator
- (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
- Wedding Reception Guest
- (uncredited)
Edward Biby
- Art Patron
- (uncredited)
Monte Blue
- Mr. Lippencott
- (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
- Gushy Woman
- (uncredited)
Nora Bush
- Townswoman at Barn Dance
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaMany of the Oscar-nominated special effects pioneered by this film were later employed on similar projects requiring actors to play their own twins, including the Hayley Mills version of "The Parent Trap", ABC's "The Patty Duke Show" and Bette Davis' unofficial remake of "A Stolen Life", 1964's "Dead Ringer".
- GoofsAdmittedly the special effects/trick photography are superb in this film, especially for its time, there is a moment, just after Kate hands Pat a lit match, when Kate turns transparent. It's when she's behind the chair Pat's sitting in, and moves off to our right. As she starts her move, her waist becomes transparent for just a half second, and we can see the bed behind her through her hip and waist area.
- Quotes
Kate Bosworth: Lonely people want friends. They have to search very hard for them. It's difficult for them to find...
Bill Emerson: Other lonely people.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Okay for Sound (1946)
- SoundtracksThe Sailor's Hornpipe
(uncredited)
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The subject is not really new.In her last film "Two-Faced woman" ,Greta Garbo played "twins" (but actually there was only one woman) with different personalities.More interesting was Siodak's "the dark mirror" where Davis' good friend Olivia de Havilland played twin sisters too,one of whom was suspected of murder.
Twins were certainly trendy at the time since ,the very same year as De Havilland,Davis tried her hand at the subject,not in a thriller,but in a melodrama.Davis was as subtle an actress to portray two different women.One of them is an artist ,a romantic loyal woman ;the other one is a real bitch,who steals her sister's boyfriend (Glenn Ford).
There are scenes with an "accursed " anarchist artist who becomes Kate's teacher cause he thinks her painting is lousy.The reason,he says ,is that she was never a real woman (like sister Patricia ,maybe?)Those scenes with Karnock are mostly filler,and the film becomes interesting again when Kate pretends to be Patricia,although these scenes show more than a distant resemblance with "Two-faced woman" by Cukor.
Not a major Davis movie,but interesting for her numerous fans.
Twins were certainly trendy at the time since ,the very same year as De Havilland,Davis tried her hand at the subject,not in a thriller,but in a melodrama.Davis was as subtle an actress to portray two different women.One of them is an artist ,a romantic loyal woman ;the other one is a real bitch,who steals her sister's boyfriend (Glenn Ford).
There are scenes with an "accursed " anarchist artist who becomes Kate's teacher cause he thinks her painting is lousy.The reason,he says ,is that she was never a real woman (like sister Patricia ,maybe?)Those scenes with Karnock are mostly filler,and the film becomes interesting again when Kate pretends to be Patricia,although these scenes show more than a distant resemblance with "Two-faced woman" by Cukor.
Not a major Davis movie,but interesting for her numerous fans.
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- dbdumonteil
- Mar 24, 2007
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- Ukraden zivot
- Filming locations
- Laguna Beach, California, USA(Painting scene on oceanside rocks)
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- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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