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The Guilt of Janet Ames

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War widow Janet Ames (Rosalind Russell) is struck by a car, and later her doctors suspect she may have been attempting suicide. A note in her pocket lists five men whom her husband died saving in battle, and they are contacted to help Janet's recovery. The first man on the list, jaded reporter Smitty Cobb (Melvyn Douglas), is offended when Janet says she hopes to prove her husband died in vain to save five worthless men, and offers to "introduce" Janet to each of the men through hypnotism.

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nick s I can imagine this sounded like a great concept but to be honest I found a lot of the movie dragged. The production was just a few years after the war so themes of mental trauma were prevalent. The twist ending redeemed it somewhat. The acting was generally good though a bit on the theatrical/soap opera side. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review acsdoug D The film vacillates from heavy drama to whimsy back to drama to comedy and drama again. None of it really works. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Audience Member WOW was not expecting such a original, unique film from this era, this is a must see film, not perfect, but the plot goes places you never expect, will not say anymore, but definitely will rewatch this few more times, wondering if David Lynch has seen this very strange but enjoyable film Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/07/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis War widow Janet Ames (Rosalind Russell) is struck by a car, and later her doctors suspect she may have been attempting suicide. A note in her pocket lists five men whom her husband died saving in battle, and they are contacted to help Janet's recovery. The first man on the list, jaded reporter Smitty Cobb (Melvyn Douglas), is offended when Janet says she hopes to prove her husband died in vain to save five worthless men, and offers to "introduce" Janet to each of the men through hypnotism.
Director
Henry Levin
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 23m