Dishonored Lady (1947)
1h 25m | PG-13
Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.
Director: Robert Stevenson
Studio: Hunt Stromberg Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Hedy Lamarr
as Madeleine Damien
Dennis O'Keefe
as Dr. David Cousins
John Loder
as Felix Courtland
William Lundigan
as Jack Garet
Morris Carnovsky
as Dr. Richard Caleb
Natalie Schafer
as Ethel Royce
Reviews
A pretty unremarkable vehicle for star Hedy Lamarr ("Madeleine Damien") as she portrays the fashion editor of a glossy New York magazine who burns the candle at both ends a bit too much. She eventually seeks the help of a psychiatrist "Dr Caleb" (Morris Carnosky) to help divert her from a mental breakdown. He suggests she quit her highly pressured job and to basically start her life all over again. It doesn't quite go to plan, as she soon becomes re-embroiled with a millionaire jeweller (and in his murder) and we end up in a court-room melodrama. The story twists and turns but not in any particularly interesting way; Lamarr is clearly the star but her performance is a bit soulless. So much more could have been done with the characterisation and the supporting cast don't add much value either.