No Man of Her Own
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| No Man of Her Own (1950) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Produced by | Richard Maibaum |
| Written by | Sally Benson Catherine Tunney (screenplay) |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck John Lund Phyllis Thaxter Jane Cowl Lyle Bettger |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Editing by | Alma Macrorie |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 21, 1950 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Language | English |
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No Man of Her Own is the second film Barbara Stanwyck made with director Mitchell Leisen. It is the tale of Helen Ferguson, an unwed mother on the run, portrayed by Stanwyck, who is mistaken for a fellow passenger killed in a train wreck. She gives birth to her child and is accepted by the family of the dead woman's husband (who also was killed in the wreck). She continues the ruse while falling in love with the dead man's brother (John Lund), but her old boyfriend (Lyle Bettger), finds out where she is and blackmails her.
[edit] Trivia
The film was based on a Cornell Woolrich novel called I Married a Dead Man.
This 1950 film was later remade as Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) starring Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake and Brendan Fraser.
There is also a Bollywood remake Kati Patang (1970) for which Asha Parekh won the Filmfare Best Actress Award.
Carole Lombard and Clark Gable star in an unrelated 1932 film of the same name.
