Ladies in Retirement (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Vidor |
| Producer(s) | Lester Cowan, Gilbert Miller (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir |
| Top Topics | |
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Ladies in Retirement (1941) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Gilbert Miller and Lester Cowan.
Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lionel Banks; Interior Decoration: George Montgomery | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch | Nominated |
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Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward in “Ladies in Retirement”
By Stephen Reginald on Oct 22, 2024 From Classic Movie ManIda Lupino and Louis Hayward in “Ladies in Retirement” Ladies in Retirement (1941) is an American gothic suspense film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward. The movie was based on the play of the same name by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy. The cinem... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: LADIES IN RETIREMENT (1941)
By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 29, 2023 From Virtual ViragoIf Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) were a tragic drama instead of a screwball comedy, it might play out something like Ladies in Retirement (1941), in which a desperate young woman goes to extreme measures to protect her psychologically complicated sisters. We talk about insanity and mental health very ... Read full article
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 2: Ladies in Retirement (1941)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 2, 2020 From Shadows and SatinToday?s YouTube pick for Noirvember is a film I saw for the first time just a couple of days ago: Ladies in Retirement (1941). I?d heard of it before, but I never knew anything about it except that it starred Ida Lupino. Had it not been for a virtual classic film Meetup group I belong to, I?d have p... Read full article
Ida Lupino headlines “Ladies in Retirement”
By Stephen Reginald on Oct 30, 2020 From Classic Movie ManIda Lupino headlines “Ladies in Retirement” Ladies in Retirement (1941) is an American gothic suspense film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward. The movie was based on the play of the same name by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy. The cinematography w... Read full article
Screening of "Ladies in Retirement" at Daystar Center June 6
By Stephen Reginald on May 26, 2017 From Classic Movie ManScreening of "Ladies in Retirement" at Daystar Center June 6 “Classic Movie Man’s Favorite” Series: Ladies in Retirement Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State StreetWhen: June 6, 2017Time: 6:30 p.m.Hosted by Stephen Reginald Ladies in Retirement (1941) was a hit on the Broadwa... Read full article
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Quotes from
Sister Theresa: It shouldn't, my dear. Don't you believe we're watched over?
Louisa Creed: Oh yes. But I'm never quite sure who's watching us.
Ellen Creed: It takes a lot of courage to kill for the first time, Albert. Once you've sold your soul to the devil, it becomes easier. Much easier.
Leonora Fiske: Ellen, you're a hypocrite! You're worse! You're a cheat! You meant to foist your wretched brood upon me and bleed me white! And when I saw through your little scheme, you had the insolence to turn on me and abuse me! But you've chosen the wrong woman! You get those sisters of yours out of the house at once! And you take a month's wages and go with them.
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Facts about
Rosalind Russell, who had a non-exclusive contract with Columbia Pictures, was originally announced to play Ellen Creed.
Remade as The Mad Room starring Shelley Winters and 'Stella Stevens'.
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