- Ivy (film)
Infobox Film
name = Ivy
image_size =
caption = Theatrical Poster
director =Sam Wood
producer = W. Cameron Menzies Sam Wood (Executive Producer)
writer = Charles Bennett (Screenplay)Marie Belloc Lowndes (story)
narrator =
starring =
music =Daniele Amfitheatrof
cinematography =Russell Metty
editing = Ralph Dawson
distributor =Universal Pictures
released =June 26 ,1947 (U.S.A.)
runtime = 99 minutes
country =United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
website =
amg_id = 1:96984
imdb_id = 0039504"Ivy" (1947) is a American
crime "film noir " directed bySam Wood and written by Charles Bennett, based on "The Story of Ivy," the novel written by Marie Belloc Lowndes. The drama features Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, among others. [imdb title|id=0039504|title=Ivy.]Plot
Ivy Lexton (
Joan Fontaine ) is a woman with a hunger to seduce men. Though she already has a husband, Jervis (Richard Ney ), and is having an affair with Roger Gretorex (Patric Knowles ), Ivy becomes obsessed with Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall ), and is determined to have him.However, Miles shows no interest because she's a married women. Ivy is angry, and plans to get her revenge by poisoning Miles and pinning the blame on her husband. Inspector Orpington (
Cedric Hardwicke ) is called to investigate Miles' mysterious death.Cast
*
Joan Fontaine as Ivy Lexton
*Patric Knowles as Roger Gretorex
*Herbert Marshall as Miles Rushworth
*Richard Ney as Jervis Lexton
*Cedric Hardwicke as Insp. Orpington
*Lucile Watson as Mrs. Gretorex
*Sara Allgood as Martha Huntley
*Henry Stephenson as Judge
*Rosalind Ivan as Emily
* Lillian Fontaine as Lady Flora
*Molly Lamont as Bella Crail
*Una O'Connor as Mrs. Thrawn
*Isobel Elsom as Miss Chattle
*Alan Napier as Sir Jonathan WrightReferences
External links
*.
*.
*.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
