A Stolen Life (film): Difference between revisions

| director = [[Curtis Bernhardt]]<br>[[Jack Gage (director)|Jack Gage]] (dialogue director)

| writerbased_on = {{based =on|''Uloupeny Zivot''<br>1935 novel|Karel Josef Benes}}

| released = {{StartFilm date|1946|07|06}}

| budget = $2,217,000<ref name="warners">Warner Bros financial information in The William ShaeferSchaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 26 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551</ref>

'''''A Stolen Life''''' is a 1946 American [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] starring [[Bette Davis]], who also produced, andit. The [[film, director|directed]] by [[Curtis Bernhardt]]. Basedbased on the 1935 novel, "''A Stolen Life"'' by Karel Josef Benes, which was indirected Czechoslovakiaby [[Curtis Bernhardt]]. TheAmong the supporting cast includesare [[Glenn Ford]], [[Dane Clark]], [[Peggy Knudsen]], [[Charlie Ruggles]], and [[Bruce Bennett]] (formerly "Herman Brix"). The movieIt is a [[remake]] of athe 1939 British film ''[[Stolen Life (1939 film)|Stolen Life]]'' starring [[Elisabeth Bergner]] and [[Michael Redgrave]].

The filmIt was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]] ([[William C. McGann]]; Special Audible Effects by [[Nathan Levinson]]) at the [[19th Academy Awards]], but lost to [[Blithe Spirit (1945 film)|''Blithe Spirit'']].

Kate Bosworth ([[Bette Davis]]) is a sincere, demure artist who misses her boat to an island off [[New England]], where she intends to meet her twin sister Patricia (also [[Bette Davis|Davis]]) and her cousin Freddie ([[Charlie Ruggles]]). She persuades Bill Emerson ([[Glenn Ford]]) to take her home in his boat. Later, their relationship grows while she paints a portrait of Eben Folger ([[Walter Brennan]]), the old lighthouse keeper, and Kate isfalls very much in love.

However, herHer sister Pat, a flamboyant, man-hungry manipulator, fools Bill when she first meets him by pretending to be Kate. Pat then pursues him on a trip out of town, and when they return, they announce to Kate their intention to marry.

A heartbroken Kate focuses on her work with artista Karnockrude ([[Danebut Clark]])very talented artist named Karnock, but rejects his romantic overtures. Bill eventually goes to [[Chile]], allowing Kate to spend some time with her sister, whom she hasn'thas not seen since the marriage. When the two go sailing, a sudden storm washes Pat overboard and she drowns, her weddingsister ringinadvertently comingseizing offher inwedding Kate's handsring while trying to save her. Kate passes out and is washed ashore in the boat. When she regains consciousness, she is mistaken for Pat.

[[Category:1940s1946 drama films]]

[[Category:AmericanWarner Bros. films]]