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Bedelia(1946)
Status: Released
Date: 1946-07-08
51%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
MARGARET LOCKWOOD as BEDELIA who had more than her share of men, jewels, and love and wanted more, more, MORE!
Overview:
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
British National Films
John Corfield Productions
Movie: Bedelia
Top 10 Billed Cast
Margaret Lockwood
Bedelia Carrington
Ian Hunter
Charlie Carrington
Barry K. Barnes
Ben Chaney
Anne Crawford
Ellen
Beatrice Varley
Mary
Louise Hampton
Hannah
Jill Esmond
Nurse Harris
Julien Mitchell
Dr. McAfee
Kynaston Reeves
Mr. Bennett
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Overview
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
Release Date
1946-07-08
Average
5.1
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
MARGARET LOCKWOOD as BEDELIA who had more than her share of men, jewels, and love and wanted more, more, MORE!
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