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The Fan
“It covers a multitude of sins!”
6.0 / 10• 1949• 1h 19m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Lord Windermere appears to all – including his young wife Margaret – to be the perfect husband. The couple's happy marriage is placed at risk when he starts paying visits to a mysterious beautiful newcomer, Mrs. Erylnne, who is determined to make her entry into London's high society. Worse, the secret gets back to Margaret that Windermere has been giving Mrs. Erylnne large sums of money.
Cast & Crew
Jeanne Crain
Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
Lead
Madeleine Carroll
Mrs. Erylnne
George Sanders
Lord Robert Darlington
Richard Greene
Lord Arthur Windermere
Martita Hunt
Duchess of Berwick
John Sutton
Cecil Graham
HD
Hugh Dempster
Lord Augustus Lorton
Richard Ney
James Hopper
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Otto Preminger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Fan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
