Tuesday 23 December 2014

Dishonoured Lady - 1947 ***


I hope no one ever forgets how wonderfully accomplished Hedy Lamarr was, not just in her acting but in her other pioneering pursuits; without her we wouldn't have wireless communication. Madeleine is the beautiful and accomplished art editor who is careless in her relationships. She goes through man after man, but when her latest partnership fails she attempts suicide. Thankfully she is not successful, and after being blackmailed by her previous lover she retreats to a quiet life, hoping to be untraceable. However soon her new life is disrupted when two of her ex partners track her down. 
Lamarr is electrifying and I adore her voice. (I also love that she chose her surname from silent star Barbra La Mar). One of her most well known films and deserves to be seen.

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