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Drama

Harriet Craig

- What Was Harriet Craig's Lie?

A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.

Release Date : 1950-11-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Lady of the House

Cast

Joan Crawford

Character Name : Harriet Craig

Original Name : Joan Crawford

Gender : Female

Wendell Corey

Character Name : Walter Craig

Original Name : Wendell Corey

Gender : Male

Lucile Watson

Character Name : Celia Fenwick

Original Name : Lucile Watson

Gender : Female

Allyn Joslyn

Character Name : Billy Birkmire

Original Name : Allyn Joslyn

Gender : Male

William Bishop

Character Name : Wes Miller

Original Name : William Bishop

Gender : Male

K.T. Stevens

Character Name : Clare Raymond

Original Name : K.T. Stevens

Gender : Female

Viola Roache

Character Name : Mrs. Harold

Original Name : Viola Roache

Gender : Female

Raymond Greenleaf

Character Name : Henry Fenwick

Original Name : Raymond Greenleaf

Gender : Male

Ellen Corby

Character Name : Lottie

Original Name : Ellen Corby

Gender : Female

Virginia Brissac

Character Name : Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Brissac

Gender : Female

Kathryn Card

Character Name : Mrs. Norwood (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kathryn Card

Gender : Female

Charles Evans

Character Name : Mr. Winston (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Evans

Gender : Male

Mira McKinney

Character Name : Mrs. Winston (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mira McKinney

Gender : Female

Pat Mitchell

Character Name : Danny Frazier (Uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Mitchell

Gender : Male

Al Murphy

Character Name : Bartender (Uncredited)

Original Name : Al Murphy

Gender : Male

Fiona O'Shiel

Character Name : Mrs. Frazier (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fiona O'Shiel

Gender : Male

Susanne Rosser

Character Name : Nurse (Uncredited)

Original Name : Susanne Rosser

Gender : Female

Katherine Warren

Character Name : Dr. Lambert (Uncredited)

Original Name : Katherine Warren

Gender : Female

Douglas Wood

Character Name : Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)

Original Name : Douglas Wood

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-28

An elegant, demure, Joan Crawford is mesmerising in this compact and slightly menacing drama. She is the eponymous wife of "George" (Wendell Corey), on the face of it a happily married lady whose husband keeps her in a certain style. As we discover more about her personality, however, we encounter a controlling, lying, deviously manipulative creature who arranges the lives of those around her - her husband, her cousin "Claire" (K.T. Stevens), even the family retainers find themselves pawns in her game. It all comes to head, though, when his boss decides to promote "George" to a new position in Tokyo. She is having none of that and convinces him to cancel the appointment claiming her spouse has a gambling habit that only she can control. A combination of circumstances enable him to find out about her manoeuvrings and ensures their ensuing contretemps - including a reckoning with her cousin, and the housekeeper hanging up her apron for the last time - makes for a compelling scene that challenges any love the couple ever had for the other... Vincent Sherman and George Duning's score help the tension build successfully into quite a fitting ending. It features quite a nice little cameo from Lucile Watson as his bosses wife - who appears, at once, to see though much of the charade, packs a lot into 90 minutes, and is great watch.