Ladies in Retirement Overview:

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)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Lionel Banks; Interior Decoration: George MontgomeryNominated
Best Music - ScoringMorris Stoloff, Ernst TochNominated
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Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward in “Ladies in Retirement”

By Stephen Reginald on Oct 22, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

Ida 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 Virago

If 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 Satin

Today?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 Man

Ida 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 Man

Screening 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

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.


Ellen Creed: Hell is like the kingdom of Heaven. It's within.


Albert Feather: Well, Auntie, where's your cane? From the look on your face, I'd say that you're about to take down my britches and give me a dozen.


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Facts about

Remade as The Mad Room starring Shelley Winters and 'Stella Stevens'.
Rosalind Russell, who had a non-exclusive contract with Columbia Pictures, was originally announced to play Ellen Creed.
Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward were married during the filming of the movie.
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