Nora Prentiss is a 1947 black-and-white drama film shot in the film noir style. The film, considered by some to be a "woman's noir", was directed by Vincent Sherman, who bought the story for $2500. Sherman also directed leading lady Ann Sheridan in another 1947 film noir, The Unfaithful. The cinematography is by famed cameraman James Wong Howe, and the music was composed by Franz Waxman.
Dr. Richard Talbot, unhappy with the dull routine of his ma...
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Nora Prentiss is a 1947 black-and-white drama film shot in the film noir style. The film, considered by some to be a "woman's noir", was directed by Vincent Sherman, who bought the story for $2500. Sherman also directed leading lady Ann Sheridan in another 1947 film noir, The Unfaithful. The cinematography is by famed cameraman James Wong Howe, and the music was composed by Franz Waxman.
Dr. Richard Talbot, unhappy with the dull routine of his married life, begins an affair with nightclub singer Nora Prentiss. Feeling unable to ask his wife for a divorce, he fakes his own death by substituting a dead man's body for his own. He and Nora then move from San Francisco to New York, where Nora continues her singing career. Meanwhile, Talbot drinks heavily and becomes increasingly paranoid and reclusive as he learns that his death is under investigation. After a fight with Nora's nightclub boss, Talbot crashes his car and his face is badly scarred. The police, not realizing that the man is...
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