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Ivy is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sam Wood released in USA on 26 june 1947 with Joan Fontaine

Ivy (1947)

Ivy
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Released in USA 26 june 1947
Length 1h39
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Noir,    Crime
Rating70% 3.5400453.5400453.5400453.5400453.540045

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.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Joan Fontaine

(Ivy)Patric Knowles

(Dr. Roger Gretorex)Herbert Marshall

(Miles Rushworth)Richard Ney

(Jervis Lexton)Cedric Hardwicke

(Inspector Orpington)
And :
Lucile Watson
Henry Stephenson
Una O'Connor
Sara Allgood
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