My Name is Julia Ross (1945)

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Cult figure and B-movie auteur Joseph H. Lewis directed this taut exercise in film noir. Julia Ross (Nina Foch), an American receiving medical treatment in London, finds herself short on money and takes a job as secretary for Mrs. Hughes (May Whitty), the matriarch of a large estate. Julie meets… More Cult figure and B-movie auteur Joseph H. Lewis directed this taut exercise in film noir. Julia Ross (Nina Foch), an American receiving medical treatment in London, finds herself short on money and takes a job as secretary for Mrs. Hughes (May Whitty), the matriarch of a large estate. Julie meets Mrs. Hughes' son Ralph (George Macready), a mysterious gentleman with a facial scar, shortly before eating lunch and falling into a deep sleep. When she awakes, she's in a different home with a high fence, and everyone around her insists that she's Ralph's wife, just home after a stay in a mental institution. My Name Is Julia Ross was one of Lewis' first "prestige" productions; begun as a ten-day B-picture, studio heads were so impressed with the results that they expanded the schedule by eight days to give the picture more polish. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 5 min.
Directed By: Joseph H. Lewis
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Nov 8, 1945 Wide

Critic Reviews

Eric Melin, Scene-Stealers.com
It may not fit the typical mode of a film noir (no detectives, femme fatales, not an urban setting), but its certainly shot like one and it wastes no time - it's a brisk, thrilling movie.
Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... a minor but impressive showpiece: crisply directed, smartly shot, handsomely mounted.
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
A calling-card work yet fascinatingly filled with feminist strands
Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
Director Lewis, like his script, works to keep us unbalanced.
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Inventive crime thriller full of personal touches.
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
A sterling example of noir thriller efficiency.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A beauty.

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cody f

Interesting little British film about a woman kidnapped by a old lady and her psychotic son. At times very suspenseful, but gets a little hokey at the end. Good acting all around and George Macready is great as a knife wielding bad tempered maniac. It's a good story, but the… More
Interesting little British film about a woman kidnapped by a old lady and her psychotic son. At times very suspenseful, but gets a little hokey at the end. Good acting all around and George Macready is great as a knife wielding bad tempered maniac. It's a good story, but the film is just a hour and 10 minutes and at times a little rushed.