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A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.
Walter Bacon
- Attorney
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Courtroom Spectator
- (uncredited)
John Brown
- Dr. Wallace
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Matt Dennis
- Matt Dennis
- (uncredited)
Kem Dibbs
- Tour Bus Driver
- (uncredited)
Ken Drake
- Court Clerk
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Bus Passenger
- (uncredited)
Lilian Fontaine
- Miss Higgins
- (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner
- Roy Esterly
- (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
- Hollywood Tour Bus Pitchman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaWriter-producer Collier Young was then the husband of Joan Fontaine and had previously been married to Ida Lupino.
- GoofsThe movie is about a couple in San Francisco with establishing shots at 1:13 (city landscape) and 1:22 (a city street with a characteristic steep hill). Mr Jordan (Edmund Gwenn) has to travel to LA to do a background check on Harry Graham (Edmond O'Brien). But when he arrives in LA to visit business offices there, the buildings are all on SF style steep streets (see 10:40 and 11:22). They apparently used SF locations for LA locations, and to those who know both cities, it sticks out quite noticeably.
- Quotes
Tour Bus Driver: Behind that big hedge over there, there's a little man who was Santa Claus to the whole world: Edmund Gwenn.
- Crazy creditsThe opening includes the following over two cards, the first presenting the actor name leading into the second, the opening title card: "Edmond O'Brien as The Bigamist"
- ConnectionsFeatured in IMDb Originals: A Salute to Women Directors (2020)
- SoundtracksIt Wasn't the Stars That Thrilled Me
Written by Matt Dennis and Dave Gillam
Performed by Matt Dennis (uncredited)
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Well done, Ida!
Ida Lupino, the trail blazing female director, both stars and directs in this extraordinary 1953 film "The Bigamist".
Ms. Lupino made interesting films and tackled some difficult subject matter. This being one of them, the plot conveyed in the title. However, Ms. Lupino, brings sympathy and understanding to all 3 main characters, herself playing Phyllis, Joan Fontaine playing Eve, the barren wife and the travelling tortured salesman played by Edmond O'Brien. Twee in-jokes aside and a few groan-worthy melodramatic moments, the film has aged well.
Eve plays the business woman extremely well. Everything starts to turn on its head when she decides she does want a child after all and they proceed with the adoption process.
Lupino plays the tough farm girl, working at menial jobs in the city and all too ready to have a romance. Her vulnerability is beautifully portrayed. Her pregnancy is handled with subtlety.
Edmund Gwenn plays the adoption agency investigator and does an admirable job.
The climax comes in the courtroom scene and this is where some melodrama comes into play but it does not affect the restraint shown by the director in letting the audience decide the moral outcome.
8 out of 10. Recommended.
Ms. Lupino made interesting films and tackled some difficult subject matter. This being one of them, the plot conveyed in the title. However, Ms. Lupino, brings sympathy and understanding to all 3 main characters, herself playing Phyllis, Joan Fontaine playing Eve, the barren wife and the travelling tortured salesman played by Edmond O'Brien. Twee in-jokes aside and a few groan-worthy melodramatic moments, the film has aged well.
Eve plays the business woman extremely well. Everything starts to turn on its head when she decides she does want a child after all and they proceed with the adoption process.
Lupino plays the tough farm girl, working at menial jobs in the city and all too ready to have a romance. Her vulnerability is beautifully portrayed. Her pregnancy is handled with subtlety.
Edmund Gwenn plays the adoption agency investigator and does an admirable job.
The climax comes in the courtroom scene and this is where some melodrama comes into play but it does not affect the restraint shown by the director in letting the audience decide the moral outcome.
8 out of 10. Recommended.
- wisewebwoman
- Sep 12, 2009
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Mann mit zwei Frauen
- Filming locations
- MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(meeting place)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $175,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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