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My Forbidden Past (1951)
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25 April 1951 (USA) moreTagline:
SHE's the kind of woman that made NEW ORLEANS famous!Plot:
Barbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800's. In love with Mark Lucas... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Not thrilling moreUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 21 | 1:15 PM | TCM |
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Robert Mitchum | ... | Dr. Mark Lucas |
 | Ava Gardner | ... | Barbara Beaurevel |
 | Melvyn Douglas | ... | Paul Beaurevel |
 | Lucile Watson | ... | Aunt Eula Beaurevel |
| Janis Carter | ... | Corinne Lucas |
| Gordon Oliver | ... | Clay Duchesne |
| Basil Ruysdael | ... | Dean Cazzley |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Pompey |
| Walter Kingsford | ... | Coroner |
| Jack Briggs | ... | Cousin Philippe |
 | Will Wright | ... | Luther Toplady |
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70 min | UK:81 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #14149) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-3 (new rating 2001) | Italy:VM14 | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:TV-PG (TV rating)Fun Stuff
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Both Ann Sheridan and Polan Banks sued Howard Hughes for not respecting the contract clauses replacing Sheridan by Ava Gardner on loan from MGM. moreFAQ
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This movie is not great. Just how many boring movies did Howard Hughes make? But it does have two of the beautiful and fascinating stars of the Hollywood Golden Age: Ava Gardner and Robert Mitchum. Melvyn Douglas (who doesn't look so good in this) plays Ava's fey playboy cousin. There are a couple of good lines. The plot is slim and the movie is not long. Only 71 minutes, for those with a short attention span.
We're never told exactly what Ava's forbidden past is, but it has to do with her grandmother. Was she a prostitute? Maybe it's supposed to be ambiguous.
The man who directed it made the 1940s "Jane Eyre" with Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine and also the Disney "Mary Poppins."