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No Man of Her Own

1950 · 98 min

A brooding, emotionally charged noir that keeps you on edge as a desperate woman's borrowed life threatens to unravel.

Directed by: Mitchell Leisen
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Jane Cowl

Overview: A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

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Directed by: Mitchell Leisen
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Jane Cowl

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
family
love
guilt
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: drama, crime, thriller
Directed by: Mitchell Leisen
Written by: Catherine Turney, Mitchell Leisen, Sally Benson
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Jane Cowl, Phyllis Thaxter, Lyle Bettger, Henry O'Neill, Richard Denning, Carole Mathews
Music: Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
Runtime: 98 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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