Loading Page
Lydia(1941)
Status: Released
Date: 1941-09-18
65%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
The Story of a free woman and her romances!
Overview:
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Alexander Korda Films
Movie: Lydia
Top 10 Billed Cast
Merle Oberon
Lydia MacMillan
Edna May Oliver
Sarah MacMillan
Alan Marshal
Richard Mason
Joseph Cotten
Michael Fitzpatrick
Hans Járay
Frank Andre
George Reeves
Bob Willard
John Halliday
Fitzpatrick
Sara Allgood
Mary
HomePage
Overview
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
Release Date
1941-09-18
Average
6.538
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
The Story of a free woman and her romances!
Genres
Languages:
EnglishKeywords
Recommendations Movies
66%
Kitty Foyle(en)
1940-12-27
A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.
59%
Salome(en)
1953-03-24
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...
61%
The Wedding March(en)
2016-06-25
When former college sweethearts Olivia Pershing and Mick Turner are unexpectedly reunited the weekend of Olivia's wedding, the former couple initially locks horns but as the events of the weekend unfold, Olivia and Mick find old feelings rising to the surface. Will the bride-to-be walk down the aisle as planned or will she decide to give her first love a second chance?
66%
A Summer Place(en)
1959-11-18
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
63%
Racing with the Moon(en)
1984-03-23
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
68%
The Lost Husband(en)
2020-04-10
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
64%
Love Finds You in Valentine(en)
2016-02-14
Kennedy Blaine, a Californian girl, inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine in Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and learn more about her family.
64%
Strangers When We Meet(en)
1960-06-29
A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street.
68%
Magnificent Obsession(en)
1954-08-07
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
62%
My Brilliant Career(en)
1979-08-17
A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
73%
The Magic of Ordinary Days(en)
2005-01-30
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
63%
Departure(en)
2016-05-20
An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from his mother, Beatrice. She in turn is confronted by the realisation that her marriage to his father, Philip, has grown loveless and the life she knows is coming to an end. When an enigmatic local teenager, Clément, quietly enters their lives, both mother and son are compelled to confront their desires and, finally, each other.
61%
Medicine for Melancholy(en)
2009-01-30
Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.
73%
The Secret: Dare to Dream(en)
2020-04-16
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
70%
A Valentine's Match(en)
2020-02-01
Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two scheming mothers.
71%
Flamingo Road(en)
1949-04-30
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
66%
Lovely, Still(en)
2009-10-03
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
75%
I Can't Think Straight(en)
2008-06-01
Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.
72%
Persuasion(en)
2007-04-01
Anne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law, Frederick returns as a captain - but will he remember Anne?
76%
Lucky Star(en)
1929-08-18
Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are powerfully attracted to each other; but his physical handicap prevents him from declaring his love for her. Deeper complications set in when Martin, Tim's former sergeant and a bully, takes a shine to Mary.
Similar Movies
71%
INT. CAFÉ – NIGHT(en)
2014-08-09
A short film exploring two stories about love, loss and reunion set inside a café in Kolkata, India.
66%
Peter's Friends(en)
1992-09-18
After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.
57%
La Belle(ko)
2000-08-12
On one gloomy rainy night, a writer encounters an unexpected visit paid by a woman of his past. Seeking solitude from her ex-lover, she finds solace in this gentleman and from that day on, they cherish every inch of each other's body and indulge in ecstasy until her forbidden past is gradually revealed.
70%
Brothers(fr)
2024-04-24
Two young brothers are abandoned by their mother during summer of 1948, they run into the forest and survive there for seven years.
65%
Tales of Manhattan(en)
1942-08-05
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release.
48%
Among Ravens(en)
2014-07-18
The story of a group of friends who reunite for their annual 4th of July weekend only to be confronted by Chad, a strange and beautiful nature photographer who begins to change their lives one by one.
73%
Go Away, Ultramarine(ja)
2019-09-06
An island in Japan is the site for the dumped and the refuse. Nanakusa and Yu who were childhood and school friends meet on this island that is called Kaiden, a scary name that only refers to things not normal or earthly. The reunited friends strike a bargain and are soon involved in cases most would not dare be involved in or become entangled in.
0%
A Foreign Field(en)
1993-09-10
Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.
69%
Tape(en)
2001-11-02
Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.
57%
Let's Make It Legal(en)
1951-10-31
A woman divorces her husband of 20 years because he gambles too much.
49%
Postmortem(en)
2005-06-07
Two ex-lovers meet after years a part and examine the painful break up and what they should do now.
66%
Career Girls(en)
1997-06-01
A young college student in London moves into a flat and becomes best friends with a flatmate; the former moves into her own flat 4 years later but 6 years after their parting, the former returns to London to pay the latter a visit.
62%
A Very Brady Christmas(en)
1988-12-18
Almost 20 years after the start of the original "Brady Bunch" the kids are grown up and have kids of their own. Everyone is having a wonderful time back at the family house for Christmas, until Mike learns of a structural problem in one of the buildings he designed. As he is inspecting the problem, the building collapses, trapping him inside. As the whole family waits by the pile of rubble, they fear the worst. Will Dad be all right?
61%
De miel et de sang(fr)
2022-10-01
After 20 years of absence, Captain Fred Carel returns to the small town of Provence where he grew up. With Sara, his former high school friend who became a lieutenant in the local Gendarmerie, he must investigate Antoine Bernier's death.
70%
Kitchen with Apartment(fr)
1993-04-06
Jacques and Martine, an ordinary bourgeois couple, invite to dinner a friend whom they have not seen the last ten years. Since then he has become a media star and everything has to go just right at dinner.
75%
Peppermint Candy(ko)
2000-01-01
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.
73%
Only Angels Have Wings(en)
1939-05-15
A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.
57%
A Weekend in the Country(en)
1996-06-12
Six people. One weekend. The possibilities are endless when city meets country in this roundelay of old flames, new flings, and last chances.
53%
Secret Men's Business(en)
1999-01-01
Secret Men's Business explores the relationships and issues of 4 school-friends reunited after the death of a beloved school teacher. During a weekend of sun, surf, girls, wives and late night reminiscing, the friends begin to deal with certain truths which have been ignored for some time. As relationships and issues are explored, the friends face their own personal challenges amidst a contempt bourne out of familiarity.
0%
Lemons(en)
2024-12-10
This is a romance/drama in which the protagonist runs into his ex from many years ago while on a grocery store run. He invites her over to dinner, and old memories and wounds get reawakened between them.