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Nora Prentiss is a american film of genre Drama directed by Vincent Sherman released in USA on 22 february 1947 with Ann Sheridan

Nora Prentiss (1947)

Nora Prentiss
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Released in USA 22 february 1947
Length 1h51
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Noir
Rating70% 3.5423953.5423953.5423953.5423953.542395

Nora Prentiss is a 1947 black-and-white drama film noir directed by Vincent Sherman, and starring Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett and Robert Alda. Sherman also directed leading lady Sheridan in another 1947 film noir, The Unfaithful. The cinematography is by cinematographer James Wong Howe, and the music was composed by Franz Waxman.

Synopsis

Dr. Richard Talbot, unhappy with the dull routine of his married life, begins an affair with nightclub singer Nora Prentiss. Feeling unable to ask his wife for a divorce, he fakes his own death by substituting a dead man's body for his own. He and Nora then move from San Francisco to New York, where Nora continues her singing career. Meanwhile, Talbot drinks heavily and becomes increasingly paranoid and reclusive as he learns that his death is under investigation. After a fight with Nora's nightclub boss, Talbot crashes his car and his face is badly scarred. The police, not realizing that the man is Talbot, arrest him for his own murder. Guilty about the suffering he caused his family and feeling he has no future, Talbot convinces Prentiss to keep his secret, allowing him to be convicted and executed.

Actors

Ann Sheridan

(Nora Prentiss)
Kent Smith

(Dr. Richard Talbot aka Robert Thompson)
Bruce Bennett

(Dr. Joel Merriam)
Robert Alda

(Phil Dinardo, Cafe Owner)
Rosemary DeCamp

(Lucy Talbot)
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