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The Bigamist

1953 · 80 min

A quiet, sorrowful character study that unfolds like a confession, drawing you into a man's tangled loneliness with sympathy rather than judgment.

Directed by
Ida Lupino
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmond O'Brien
Tagline
Wanted by two women!
Overview
San Francisco businessman Harry Graham and his wife and business partner, Eve, are in the process of adopting a child. When private investigator Mr. Jordan uncovers the fact that Graham has another wife, Phyllis, and a small child in Los Angeles, he confesses everything.

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Stream in the UK
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Directed by
Ida Lupino
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmond O'Brien
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • loneliness
  • love
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Ida Lupino
Written by
Collier Young
Starring
Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmond O'Brien, Edmund Gwenn, Kenneth Tobey, Jane Darwell, Peggy Maley, Lilian Fontaine
Music
Leith Stevens
Cinematography
George E. Diskant
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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