The Unfaithful (1947)
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71% of users liked it
(35 ratings)
Though not readily apparent at first, The Unfaithful is a remake of the 1940 Bette Davis vehicle The Letter, which in turn was adapted from the play by W. Somerset Maugham. The locale of the Maugham original has been shifted from the jungles of Malaya to the cozy confines of a middle-sized American… More Though not readily apparent at first, The Unfaithful is a remake of the 1940 Bette Davis vehicle The Letter, which in turn was adapted from the play by W. Somerset Maugham. The locale of the Maugham original has been shifted from the jungles of Malaya to the cozy confines of a middle-sized American town. Ann Sheridan stars as Chris Hunter, who late one night kills a man who tries to attack her in her own home. At least that's her story: it turns out that the dead man had once had an affair with Chris while her serviceman husband Bob (Zachary Scott) was overseas. When it appears as though Chris might have intentionally murdered her assailant, faithful family friend and attorney Larry Hammaford (Lew Ayres) puts his career and reputation on the line by suppressing a valuable piece of evidence. Shorn of the class and race consciousness -- not to mention the eroticism and bitter irony -- of the Maugham original, The Unfaithful is able to move more logically to a happy (or at least satisfying) denouement. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vincent Sherman
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 5, 1947 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A satisfactory glossy remake of Wyler's The Letter.
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Cast
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Ann Sheridan
as Chris Hunter
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Lew Ayres
as Larry Hannaford
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Zachary Scott
as Bob Hunter
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Eve Arden
as Paula
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Steven Geray
as Martin Barrow
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John Hoyt
as Detective-Lieutenant Reynolds
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Peggy Knudsen
as Claire
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Marta Mitrovich
as Mrs. Tanner
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Douglas Kennedy
as Roger
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Claire Meade
as Martha
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Frances Morris
as Agnes
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Jane Harker
as Joan
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Louis Austin
as Middle-aged Woman
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Monte Blue
as Businessman
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Paul Cavanagh
as Ronald Kilkerry
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Dorothy Christy
as Mrs. Freedley
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Julie Compton
as Gemma Houston
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Donald Cook
as Terry Houston
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Jerome Cowan
as Prosecuting Attorney
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Jean De Briac
as Maitre d'
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Ross Ford
as Young Man
- George Hickman
- Betty Hill
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Charles Jordan
as Attendant
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Paul Lukas
as Colin Graham
- Charles Marsh
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Ray Montgomery
as Secretary
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Jack Mower
as Plainclothesman
- Richard Walsh
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Eve Whitney
as Young Woman
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Joan Winfield
as Girl
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Mary Field
as Receptionist
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Bob Alden
as Newsboy
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Maude Fealy
as Old Maid
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Bob Lowell
as Reporter
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John Elliott
as Judge
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Paul Bradley
as Mr. Tanner
