1946·Drama·1h 50m
7.1
★
After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
Directed by Irving Rapper
music teacher
classical music
film noir
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Cast
Bette Davis
Christine Radcliffe
Paul Henreid
Karel Novak
Claude Rains
Alexander Hollenius
John Abbott
Bertram Gribble
Benson Fong
The Manservant [Jimmy]
Russell Arms
Music Student (uncredited)
Patricia Barry
Music Student (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Hat Check Woman (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Suzi Crandall
Music Student (uncredited)
Frank Dae
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jean De Briac
Andre the Matre'd (uncredited)
Crew
Irving Rapper
Director
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Original Music Composer
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Editor
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Louis Verneuil
Theatre Play
Jesse Hibbs
Assistant Director
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
Tart With A Heart
7.0★ · 07/08/26
Claude Rains plays the campiest, mustache twirling, cat stroking, musical maniac cinema ever produced and Bette Davis shoots him dead ahhhh beautiful to see
Claude Rains plays the campiest, mustache twirling, cat stroking, musical maniac cinema ever produced and Bette Davis shoots him dead ahhhh beautiful to see
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Luz
9.0★ · 03/31/26
"If you want to believe other people, you better give up lying yourself"
Oh, how I loved this movie!!
Bette shooting a man
Bette Davis and Paul Henreid duo
Bette al piano, Paul al cello
The cello must be my favourite instrument
Music
Orchestra
Beautiful cinematography and camera movements
"If you want to believe other people, you better give up lying yourself"
Oh, how I loved this movie!!
Bette shooting a man
Bette Davis and Paul Henreid duo
Bette al piano, Paul al cello
The cello must be my favourite instrument
Music
Orchestra
Beautiful cinematography and camera movements
Erik Olsson
8.0★ · 03/25/26
Claude Rains plays a devilishly brilliant composer who is obsessively in love and possessive of his pupil named Christine, and is viciously jealous when she falls for another man she knew years before...
Hey, wait a minute.
Hey, wait a minute.
Claude Rains plays a devilishly brilliant composer who is obsessively in love and possessive of his pupil named Christine, and is viciously jealous when she falls for another man she knew years before...
Hey, wait a minute.
Hey, wait a minute.
mimi
6.0★ · 01/10/26
everything passes but music...and me.
everything passes but music...and me.