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The Forbidden Street (1949)

The Forbidden Street (1949)

Drama History

For herself alone...she must answer for what she was and did!

Release Date: 1949, March 31
Directors: Jean Negulesco
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Susanne Gibbs, Maureen O'Hara, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Neil North, A.E. Matthews, Dana Andrews, Fay Compton, Mary Martlew, Diane Hart, Ernest Hare, Sybil Thorndike, Scott Harrold

Overview:

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.

Keywords:

blackmail victorian england life in the slums