Storyline

Ann Williams (Miriam Hopkins), secretary to eccentric drama critic T.H. Skeates (A.E. Matthews), is persuaded to alter a ruinous review of Shakespearean actor Edmond Davey (Sebastian Shaw) by Davey's wife Barbara (Gertrude Lawrence). Davey's "Othello" becomes a hit and Ann, even though fired by Skeates, becomes a fan of Davey and starts to fall for him, much to the jealousy of her boyfriend Tommy (Sir Rex Harrison). At the prospect of involvement in an adulterous triangle, Ann recoils. But despite her resolution, the characters' love lives become ever more tangled and a real-life tragedy of Othello looms.—Rod Crawford

Plot Keywords

secretary, play, marriage, marital problem, reference to god, extramarital affair, double life, contract, actress, reference to shakespeare's othello, pregnancy, reality, stage, love, jealousy, critic, actor, reference to william shakespeare, husband wife relationship, crime of passion

Short Review

A tepid British drama set in the world of the London theater.

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