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Kind Lady

1951 · 78 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic thriller that traps you in a genteel house with a quietly terrifying con man, keeping you tense and uneasy throughout.

Directed by: John Sturges
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury

Tagline: Broadway's dramatic thunderbolt!
Overview: Mary Herries has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange young painter named Elcott, who uses his painting skill to enter into her life. Little does she expect that his only interest in Mary is to covet everything she has.

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Directed by: John Sturges
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
isolation
crime
greed
power
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, thriller, drama
Directed by: John Sturges
Written by: Charles Bennett, Edward Chodorov, Jerry Davis
Starring: Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, Betsy Blair, John Williams, Doris Lloyd, John O'Malley
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Runtime: 78 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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