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Ladies in Retirement
“The Great Broadway Melodrama Comes to Flaming Life on the Screen!”
6.5 / 10• 1941• 1h 31m•NR• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.
Cast & Crew
Ida Lupino
Ellen Creed
Lead
Louis Hayward
Albert Feather
Evelyn Keyes
Lucy
Elsa Lanchester
Emily Creed
Edith Barrett
Louisa Creed
Isobel Elsom
Leonora Fiske
Emma Dunn
Sister Theresa
Queenie Leonard
Sister Agatha
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ladies in Retirement is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
