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Release Date: 1947

Cast: Joan Fontaine, Isobel Elsom, Lillian Fontaine, Molly Lamont, Sara Allgood, Patric Knowles, Richard Ney, Herbert Marshall, Rosalind Ivan, Lucile Watson, Henry Stephenson, Cedric Hardwicke ...MORE

Cast: Joan Fontaine, Isobel Elsom, Lillian Fontaine, Molly Lamont, Sara Allgood, Patric Knowles, Richard Ney, Herbert Marshall, Rosalind Ivan, Lucile Watson, Henry Stephenson, Cedric Hardwicke, Una O'Connor, Alan Napier ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Thriller, Drama Film, Crime, Film Noir, Black-And-White, Crime Fiction, Femme Fatale

Ivy (1947) is an American crime film noir directed by Sam 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. The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. 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 Dr. Roger Gretorex (Patric Knowles), Ivy becomes obsessed with wealthy Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall), and is determined to have... MORE

Ivy (1947) is an American crime film noir directed by Sam 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. The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. 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 Dr. Roger Gretorex (Patric Knowles), Ivy becomes obsessed with wealthy Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall), and is determined to have him. However, Miles shows no interest because she's a married woman, which angers Lexton. Bored with her monotonous marriage, Ivy plans on poisoning her husband then pinning the blame on Roger so she may run off with Miles. Inspector Orpington (Cedric Hardwicke) is called to investigate Jervis' mysterious death. The staff of Variety magazine said of the film, "William Cameron Menzies' production has an off-the-beaten path design that helps generate the melodramatic mood desired. Sets are small and players and settings are lensed from close range. Cast performances are good, but reflect directorial LESS