Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 22, 2024

Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward in “Ladies in Retirement” Ladies in Retirement (1941) is an American gothic suspense film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward. The movie was based on the play of the same name by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy. The cinem   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 29, 2023

If Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) were a tragic drama instead of a screwball comedy, it might play out something like Ladies in Retirement (1941), in which a desperate young woman goes to extreme measures to protect her psychologically complicated sisters. We talk about insanity and mental health very   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 2, 2020

Today’s YouTube pick for Noirvember is a film I saw for the first time just a couple of days ago: Ladies in Retirement (1941). I’d heard of it before, but I never knew anything about it except that it starred Ida Lupino. Had it not been for a virtual classic...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 30, 2020

Ida Lupino headlines “Ladies in Retirement” Ladies in Retirement (1941) is an American gothic suspense film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward. The movie was based on the play of the same name by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy. The cinematography w   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 26, 2017

Screening of "Ladies in Retirement" at Daystar Center June 6 “Classic Movie Man’s Favorite” Series: Ladies in Retirement Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State StreetWhen: June 6, 2017Time: 6:30 p.m.Hosted by Stephen Reginald Ladies in Retirement (1941) was a hit on the Broadwa   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 17, 2013

Within a secluded cottage on the desolate foggy English moors, Ellen Creed, a paid companion to the wealthy retired stage actress Leonora Fiske, enjoys a life of comfort and peaceful quiet until distress stirs within her one day when she receives a letter notifying her that her two mentally deranged   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 17, 2013

Within a secluded cottage on the desolate foggy English moors, Ellen Creed, a paid companion to the wealthy retired stage actress Leonora Fiske, enjoys a life of comfort and peaceful quiet until distress stirs within her one day when she receives a letter notifying her that her two mentally deranged   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 17, 2013

Within a secluded cottage on the desolate foggy English moors, Ellen Creed, a paid companion to the wealthy retired stage actress Leonora Fiske, enjoys a life of comfort and peaceful quiet until distress stirs within her one day when she receives a letter notifying her that her two mentally deranged   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 17, 2013

Within a secluded cottage on the desolate foggy English moors, Ellen Creed, a paid companion to the wealthy retired stage actress Leonora Fiske, enjoys a life of comfort and peaceful quiet until distress stirs within her one day when she receives a letter notifying her that her two mentally deranged   read more