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No Man of Her Own

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A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

Release Date : 1950-02-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Character Name : Helen Ferguson

Original Name : Barbara Stanwyck

Gender : Female

John Lund

Character Name : Bill Harkness

Original Name : John Lund

Gender : Male

Jane Cowl

Character Name : Mrs. Harkness

Original Name : Jane Cowl

Gender : Female

Phyllis Thaxter

Character Name : Patrice Harkness

Original Name : Phyllis Thaxter

Gender : Female

Lyle Bettger

Character Name : Stephen Morley

Original Name : Lyle Bettger

Gender : Male

Henry O'Neill

Character Name : Mr. Harkness

Original Name : Henry O'Neill

Gender : Male

Richard Denning

Character Name : Hugh Harkness

Original Name : Richard Denning

Gender : Male

Carole Mathews

Character Name : Blonde

Original Name : Carole Mathews

Gender : Female

Esther Dale

Character Name : Josie

Original Name : Esther Dale

Gender : Female

Milburn Stone

Character Name : Plainclothesman

Original Name : Milburn Stone

Gender : Male

Griff Barnett

Character Name : Dr. Parker

Original Name : Griff Barnett

Gender : Male

Harry Antrim

Character Name : Ty Winthrop

Original Name : Harry Antrim

Gender : Male

Catherine Craig

Character Name : Rosalie Baker

Original Name : Catherine Craig

Gender : Female

Jean Andren

Character Name : Louise Russell (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Andren

Gender : Female

Georgia Backus

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgia Backus

Gender : Female

Virginia Brissac

Character Name : Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Brissac

Gender : Female

Ivan Browning

Character Name : Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ivan Browning

Gender : Male

Ashley Cowan

Character Name : Justice of the Peace's Son

Original Name : Ashley Cowan

Gender : Male

Charles Dayton

Character Name : Friend of family (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Dayton

Gender : Male

Jimmie Dundee

Character Name : Patrolman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmie Dundee

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Train Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Kathleen Freeman

Character Name : Clara Larrimore (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen Freeman

Gender : Female

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Country Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Sumner Getchell

Character Name : John Larrimore (uncredited)

Original Name : Sumner Getchell

Gender : Male

William Haade

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : William Haade

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Country Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Thomas Browne Henry

Character Name : Doctor in hospital (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Browne Henry

Gender : Male

Edna Holland

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Edna Holland

Gender : Female

Esther Howard

Character Name : Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)

Original Name : Esther Howard

Gender : Female

Selmer Jackson

Character Name : Minister (uncredited)

Original Name : Selmer Jackson

Gender : Male

Stan Johnson

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Stan Johnson

Gender : Male

Richard Keene

Character Name : Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Keene

Gender : Male

Frank Marlowe

Character Name : Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Marlowe

Gender : Male

John Michaels

Character Name : Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : John Michaels

Gender : Male

Helen Mowery

Character Name : Harriet Olsen (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Mowery

Gender : Female

Forbes Murray

Character Name : Train Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Gordon Nelson

Character Name : Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Original Name : Gordon Nelson

Gender : Male

Barry Norton

Character Name : Country Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Barry Norton

Gender : Male

Steve Pendleton

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Pendleton

Gender : Male

Jack Reynolds

Character Name : Country Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Reynolds

Gender : Male

Kasey Rogers

Character Name : Friend of family (uncredited)

Original Name : Kasey Rogers

Gender : Female

Jean Ruth

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Ruth

Gender : Female

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Country Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Emmett Smith

Character Name : Red Cap (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmett Smith

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Train Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Phil Tully

Character Name : Patrolcar policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Tully

Gender : Male

Ray Walker

Character Name : Plainsclothesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Walker

Gender : Male

Willard Waterman

Character Name : Jack Olsen (uncredited)

Original Name : Willard Waterman

Gender : Male

Dave Willock

Character Name : Jimmy Baker (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Willock

Gender : Male

Dooley Wilson

Character Name : Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Dooley Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Identity it's a crisis can't you see! No Man of Her Own is directed by Mitchell Leisen and adapted to screenplay by Sally Benson and Catherine Turney from the novel "I Married a Dead Man" written by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Jane Cowl, Henry O'Neill, Phyllis Thaxter, Richard Denning and Lyle Bettger. Callously jilted by the man who has made her pregnant, Helen Ferguson (Stanwyck) survives a train crash and is mistaken for another woman, Patrice Harkness (Thaxter), who was killed in the crash. The woman, who she had befriended on the train, was also pregnant and recently married to a man who also died in the crash (Denning as Hugh Harkness). The rich Harkness in-laws, having never met Patrice, take who they think is Patrice into their home and even though Helen is tormented by her deceit, she spies an opportunity to give her child a grand life. But will she be found out? Will her past come to light with dire consequences?. Film noir styles meets melodramatic verve in what is still a riveting picture, even if the implausibility of it all is hard to swallow. Stanwyck gives it the whole shebang, carrying the film on her shoulders as she hits all the right emotive beats of a double characterisation that brings guilt, shame and conflict of interests. Lund is sadly bland as the Harkness sibling love interest, but the rest of the cast do sterling work, notably Cowl as the Harkness patriarch. Cowl would pass away the year of the film's release. From a film noir perspective it's disappointing that the filmic finale is different to that of Woolrich's novel. However, the story of a destitute unmarried woman thrown a bone by the vagaries of fate is in true noir fashions - as is the turn of events when things go dark in the last third as the past comes knocking at the door of settled bliss in the form of Bettger's oily Stephen Morley. A love story, a survivalist story, one of blackmail, deceit and murder, lots going on in a hugely enjoyable entertainment. 8/10