To think, Joseph Cotten had to be loaned out to play in this rather drab, moody, boring piece.
It takes place in 1831 Sydney, Australia. Ingrid Bergman plays Henrietta, a woman who married beneath herself. She wed Cotten, a stable hand. In the process, she killed her vicious brother who was out to get Cotten, and Cotten took the blame for the killing.
The two seem to be comfortable now in a lovely home. All is well until the arrival of the new governor along with his cousin, Michael Wilding, rather stilted in this film.
It seems that Wilding knew Henrietta in their childhood as his sister was friendly with her. He sees that Henrietta is depressed and rather drunk. He attempts to get her out of her doldrums.
As Millie, the faithful head servant, Margaret Leighton steals the film. She is vicious and plants the seeds of jealousy in Cotten's head. Towards the end of the picture, it appears that Bergman is going through somewhat of what occurred in 1944's "Gaslight."
Bergman seems to over-act in this picture and Cotten doesn't seem to know where he is at.
It takes place in 1831 Sydney, Australia. Ingrid Bergman plays Henrietta, a woman who married beneath herself. She wed Cotten, a stable hand. In the process, she killed her vicious brother who was out to get Cotten, and Cotten took the blame for the killing.
The two seem to be comfortable now in a lovely home. All is well until the arrival of the new governor along with his cousin, Michael Wilding, rather stilted in this film.
It seems that Wilding knew Henrietta in their childhood as his sister was friendly with her. He sees that Henrietta is depressed and rather drunk. He attempts to get her out of her doldrums.
As Millie, the faithful head servant, Margaret Leighton steals the film. She is vicious and plants the seeds of jealousy in Cotten's head. Towards the end of the picture, it appears that Bergman is going through somewhat of what occurred in 1944's "Gaslight."
Bergman seems to over-act in this picture and Cotten doesn't seem to know where he is at.