6 /10 1 Votes
40% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Sam Wood Screenplay by Charles Bennett Director Sam Wood Producer William Cameron Menzies | 7.2/10 IMDb 6.7/10 Letterboxd Produced by W. Cameron Menzies Initial release 26 June 1947 Music director Daniele Amfitheatrof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Story:
Marie Belloc Lowndes Based on The Story of Ivy
by Marie Belloc Lowndes Starring Joan Fontaine
Patric Knowles
Herbert Marshall Screenplay Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes Cast Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Ney Similar Joan Fontaine movies, Film noir, Movies about marriage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivy is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Sam Wood and written by Charles Bennett, based on The Story of Ivy, the novel written by Marie Belloc Lowndes. The drama features Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles and Herbert Marshall. The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.
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The song, "Ivy", written for the film by Hoagy Carmichael, has become a jazz standard.
Plot
Ivy Lexton (Joan Fontaine) is a woman with a hunger to seduce men. Though she already has a husband, Jervis (Richard Ney), and is having an affair with Dr. Roger Gretorex (Patric Knowles), Ivy becomes obsessed with wealthy Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall), and is determined to have him.
However, Miles shows no interest because she's a married woman, which angers Lexton. Bored with her monotonous marriage, Ivy plans on poisoning her husband then pinning the blame on Roger so she may run off with Miles. Inspector Orpington (Cedric Hardwicke) is called to investigate Jervis' mysterious death.
Cast
Critical reception
The staff of Variety magazine said of the film, "William Cameron Menzies' production has an off-the-beaten path design that helps generate the melodramatic mood desired. Sets are small and players and settings are lensed from close range. Cast performances are good, but reflect directorial obviousness."
