No Man of Her Own (1950)
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64% of users liked it
(120 ratings)
A woman is torn between a comfortable lie and the painful truth in this drama. After she is abandoned by her unfaithful boyfriend Stephen Morely (Lyle Bettger), Helen Ferguson (Barbara Stanwyck) discovers that she's pregnant, and she has no choice but to go home to her family. Shortly after… More A woman is torn between a comfortable lie and the painful truth in this drama. After she is abandoned by her unfaithful boyfriend Stephen Morely (Lyle Bettger), Helen Ferguson (Barbara Stanwyck) discovers that she's pregnant, and she has no choice but to go home to her family. Shortly after boarding the train, Helen meets Hugh and Patrice Harkness (Richard Denning and Phyllis Thaxter), a recently married couple who are travelling to visit Hugh's parents, who have yet to met his bride. Patrice, who is also with child, strikes up a conversation with Helen, and allows her to try on her beautiful wedding ring. Moments later, the train becomes involved in a terrible accident in which Hugh and Patrice are killed; because she was still wearing Patrice's ring, Helen is mistaken for the late Mrs. Harkness by Hugh's parents (Jane Cowl and Henry O'Neill), and is taken home with them as she recovers and has her baby. Helen begins to feel a part of the family until Stephen arrives, demanding money to keep her true identity a secret. No Man of Her Own was remade in 1996 as the comedy Mrs. Winterbourne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mitchell Leisen
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Nov 24, 1950 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Most of the strength of the movie rests on Stanwyck -- one of the greatest of all screen actresses -- and her ability to sell this story.
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Cast
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Barbara Stanwyck
as Helen Ferguson
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John Lund
as Bill Harkness
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Phyllis Thaxter
as Patrice Harkness
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Lyle Bettger
as Stephen Morley
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Jane Cowl
as Mrs. Harkness
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Milburn Stone
as Plainclothesman
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Henry O'Neill
as Mr. Harkness
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Richard Denning
as Hugh Harkness
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Carole Mathews
as Blonde
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Harry Antrim
as Ty Winthrop
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Catherine Craig
as Rosalie Baker
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Esther Dale
as Josie
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Griff Barnett
as Dr. Parker
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Jean Andren
as Louise Russell
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Georgia Backus
as Nurse
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Virginia Brissac
as Justice of the Peace's Wife
- Ashley Cowan
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Charles Dayton
as Friends of the Family
- Jimmie Dundee
- Laura Elliot
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Kathleen Freeman
as Clara Larrimore
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Sumner Getchell
as John Larrimore
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William Haade
as Cop
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Thomas Brown Henry
as Doctor at Hospital
- Edna Holland
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Esther Howard
as Blowsy Boardinghouse Woman
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Selmar Jackson
as Minister
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Stan Johnson
as Policeman
- Mary Lawrence
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Frank Marlowe
as Steve
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Johnny Michaels
as Delivery Boy
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Gordon Nelson
as Justice of the Peace
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Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton
as Police Officer
- Jack Reynolds
- Jean Ruth
- Emmett E. Smith
- Phil Tully
- Ray Walker
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Willard Waterman
as Jack Olsen
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Dave Willock
as Jimmy Baker
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Dooley Wilson
as Dining Car Waiter
- Helen Mowery
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Ivan Browning
as Porter
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Dick Keene
as Clerk
