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The Woman in White (1948)

A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom he meets in the forest and who bears a striking resemblance to Laura; cunning Count Fosco, who hopes to obtain an inheritance for nobleman Sir Percival Glyde, whom he plans to have Laura marry; Mr. Fairlie, a hypochondriac who can't stand to have anyone make the slightest noise; and eccentric Countess Fosco who has her own dark secret. The artist also finds himself drawn to Marion Halcomb, a distant relation to Laura for whom the Count also has plans.

  • Mystery
  • Thriller

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Alexis SmithAlexis SmithMarian Halcombe
  • Photo of Eleanor ParkerEleanor ParkerLaura Fairlie / Ann Catherick
  • Photo of Sydney GreenstreetSydney GreenstreetCount Fosco
  • Photo of Gig YoungGig YoungWalter Hartright
  • Photo of Agnes MooreheadAgnes MooreheadCountess Fosco
  • Photo of John AbbottJohn AbbottFrederick Fairlie
  • Photo of John EmeryJohn EmerySir Percival Glyde
  • Photo of Curt BoisCurt BoisLouis
  • Photo of Emma DunnEmma DunnMrs. Vesey
  • Photo of Matthew BoultonMatthew BoultonDr. Nevin

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