The Woman in White
Seen it?1948 | 109 min | Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true. Sits nicely alongside Shadow of a Doubt or Rebecca.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom he meets in the forest and who bears a striking resemblance to Laura; cunning Count Fosco, who hopes to obtain an inheritance for nobleman Sir Percival Glyde, whom he plans to have Laura marry; Mr. Fairlie, a hypochondriac who can't stand to have anyone make the slightest noise; and eccentric Countess Fosco who has her own dark secret. The artist also finds himself drawn to Marion Halcomb, a distant relation to Laura for whom the Count also has plans.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Godfrey
- Alexis SmithMarian Halcombe
- Eleanor ParkerLaura Fairlie / Ann Catherick
- Sydney GreenstreetCount Fosco
- Gig YoungWalter Hartright
- Agnes MooreheadCountess Fosco
- John AbbottFrederick Fairlie
- John EmerySir Percival Glyde
- Curt BoisLouis
- Emma DunnMrs. Vesey
- Matthew BoultonDr. Nevin