The Bigamist (1953)
Wanted by two women!
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.
- Date of release
- 1953-12-03
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (125)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Ida Lupino
Casting
- Joan Fontaine — Eve Graham
- Ida Lupino — Phyllis Martin
- Edmond O'Brien — Harry Graham / Harrison Graham
- Edmund Gwenn — Mr. Jordan
- Kenneth Tobey — Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
- Jane Darwell — Mrs. Connelley
- Peggy Maley — Phone Operator
- Lilian Fontaine — Miss Higgins, Landlady
- Matt Dennis — Himself, Singer
- John Maxwell — Judge
- Bess Flowers — Bus passenger
- Walter Bacon — Attorney
Interesting facts
The Bigamist is a 1953 American drama film noir directed by Ida Lupino starring herself, Joan Fontaine, Edmond O'Brien, and Edmund Gwenn. Producer/Screenwriter Collier Young was married to Fontaine at the time and had previously been married to Lupino. The Bigamist has been cited as the first American feature film made in the sound era in which the female star of a film directed herself.
Production
Filming began on June 29, 1953, in San Francisco, California, and was planned to last for two weeks. Its production fell into difficulty when RKO Pictures pulled out of the picture, leaving Filmakers to distribute it.
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