"The book that was talked of in a Whisper!"

1946

1h 40m

6.1(38 votes)

Drama

Thriller

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Overview

In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

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39 members

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Hedy Lamarr

Jenny Hager

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George Sanders

John Evered

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Louis Hayward

Ephraim Poster

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Gene Lockhart

Isaiah Poster

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Hillary Brooke

Meg Saladine

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Rhys Williams

Deacon Adams

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June Storey

Lena Tempest

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Moroni Olsen

Rev. Thatcher

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Olive Blakeney

Mrs. Hollis

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Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Partridge

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Alan Napier

Judge Henry Saladine

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Dennis Hoey

Tim Hager

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Ed Agresti

Congregation Member (uncredited)

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John Alban

Congregation Member (uncredited))

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Fred Aldrich

Sailor in Saloon (uncredited)

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Jessie Arnold

Mrs. Thatcher (uncredited)

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Frank Baker

Congregation Member (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Mr. Patridge (uncredited)

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Clancy Cooper

Lumberjack (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Lumberjack (uncredited)

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Harry Evans

Congregation Member (uncredited)

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Edith Evanson

Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Lumberjack (uncredited)

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Fred Graham

Street Rowdy (uncredited)

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Billy Gray

Boy on Bridge (uncredited)

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Teddy Infuhr

Boy on Bridge (uncredited)

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Ian Keith

Lincoln Pittridge (uncredited)

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Johnny Kern

Sailor in Saloon (uncredited)

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Connie Lamont

Congregation Member (uncredited)

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Ian MacDonald

Boat Captain (uncredited)

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George Magrill

Poster's Workman (uncredited)

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Jo Ann Marlowe

Jenny as a Girl (uncredited)

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Francis Pierlot

Dr. Bailey (uncredited)

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Christopher Severn

Ephraim Poster - as a Child (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Poster's Workman (uncredited)

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Ray Teal

Alex Duncan (uncredited)

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Harry Wilson

Lumberjack (uncredited)

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Katherine Yorke

Mrs. Pittridge (uncredited)

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Chief Yowlachie

Guide (uncredited)

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