🎬 Drama, History

The Forbidden Street

"For herself alone...she must answer for what she was and did!"

⭐ 6.9/10 1949 1h 30m Dir. Jean Negulesco

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In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.

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6.9/10 7 votes

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Year
1949
Runtime
1h 30m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.9/10
Votes
7
Genre
Drama, History
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 History 🎬 Jean Negulesco 👤 Maureen O'Hara 👤 Dana Andrews 👤 Anne Butchart
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The Forbidden Street has a runtime of 1h 30m (1 hour and 30 minutes).
The Forbidden Street was directed by Jean Negulesco and released in 1949.
The Forbidden Street is a Drama, History film (1949).
The cast of The Forbidden Street includes Maureen O'Hara, Dana Andrews, Anne Butchart, Sybil Thorndike, Anthony Tancred.
The Forbidden Street has a TMDB rating of 6.9/10 based on 7 votes.

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