My Forbidden Past

1951
A
1h 21m

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Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner in My Forbidden Past (1951)

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Barbara inherits fortune from non-aristocratic grandmother. Her aunt wants to conceal this. Barbara uses money to pursue relationship with doctor Mark Lucas after being initially rejected du... Read allBarbara inherits fortune from non-aristocratic grandmother. Her aunt wants to conceal this. Barbara uses money to pursue relationship with doctor Mark Lucas after being initially rejected due to family differences.Barbara inherits fortune from non-aristocratic grandmother. Her aunt wants to conceal this. Barbara uses money to pursue relationship with doctor Mark Lucas after being initially rejected due to family differences.

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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

Barry Brooks

Policeman
(uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Horse Vendor
(uncredited)

Daniel De Laurentis

Candle Boy
(uncredited)

George Douglas

Deputy
(uncredited)

Watson Downs

Hotel Clerk
(uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

Party Guest
(uncredited)

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- Robert Stevenson
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Trivia
Both Ann Sheridan and Polan Banks sued Howard Hughes for not respecting the contract clauses when he replaced Sheridan with Ava Gardner on loan from MGM.

Quotes
[first lines]
Barbara Beaurevel: Good-bye. Until tomorrow.
Dr. Mark Lucas: No. I'm taking a boat to South America. Tonight at eight o'clock.
Barbara Beaurevel: But, how long will you be gone?
Dr. Mark Lucas: A couple of months. I've got the university to send me.
Barbara Beaurevel: Why didn't you tell me?
Dr. Mark Lucas: I wanted to cut it sharp - with a knife.

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Featured in Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018)

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6/10

Worth seeing for Ava...

While the story meanders and wavers,and at times seems like a quick spin off of "Gone with the Wind", some of the scenes and closeups with Ava Gardner are lovely and amazing.

Robert Mitchum as a research physician studying at Tulane;Gardner the unrequited love who delivers a letter to him before he leaves to go up north. Mitchum returns to New Orleans with a new brassy blonde in tow. She is clearly an opportunist who wants Mitchum for his future fortune, unlike Ava who claims to truly love him.She uses an ill-gotten inheritance to tempt him, there is a scandal and she indeed reminds us of Scarlett O'Hara.

This film also reminds one of "Raintree County" another imitation of "Gone with the Wind" with Elizabeth Taylor as the set-piece.ThIs film though has several nice sets of Old New Orleans,the manners and customs and varied cultures,and with the lovely Gardner in several memorable shots, is well worth a look.